Do you know what it means to learn?

I think the quote below really sums up what I have been feeling lately. I am finding it hard to separate my life from my education, or my studies. I find I am learning in so many different ways, Krishnamurti has reminded me to look at myself and look at my process and the processes of our society.

"Do you know what it means to learn? When you are really learning you are learning throughout your life and there is no on special teacher to learn from. Then everything teaches you-a dead leaf, a bird in flight, a smell, a tear, the rich and the poor, those who are crying, the smile of a woman, the haughtiness of a man. You learn from everything, therefore there is no guide, no philosopher, no guru. Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning"

Krishnamurti, J. Think On These Things. HarperOnel New York, 1989. (pg. 6)

I am excited and a little unfocused on what my first packet of writing is going to look like, but I know it is just the beginning. I am a little confused on how to balance my need to see this as a journey, allowing myself to trust the process and built up my knowledge and wisdom day to day and also stop and formulate some thoughts.

I know the minute I hit the tipping point of my writing, I will not be able to stop. When that time comes I will look back and be able to see the path I have taken, but right now I am seeing the trees and the forest and the sky and the birds and the clouds along with build and dissecting the meta-narrative within me.

I also started another blog to keep track of all the little sights along the way, all the education blogs, quotes, links, etc that I find. I will try to touch on them in more depth in this blog, but I needed a place to store them. I also did not want to make this a running list.

my new blog is www.adventuresinlearning.tumblr.com

I really enjoy the ease of tumblr.com, and would recommend it to everyone, who is new to blogging.

Tomorrow, I begin the process of training my body and a little bit my mind for the coming school year; in terms of work at the Unity School and also my studies. So that means up at 7am. I have a packet due next week at this time, so that means while I don't have Unity School work, I do have school work.

I haven't forgotten you!

I am going to post this even though I wrote it on August 4th. Hopefully I will be writing everyday not or at least a few times a week.

It has been a crazy couple of weeks. Since returning from Goddard, I have been reading and looking for work non stop.

On the work front, I have got a job working in a after care program, and I will sub the next couple of days. I hope to blog about my experience and relay my stories and observations. The opportunity to be around children will be nice. I have missed working with kids the last couple of months. Hopefully this job will lead me to a classroom position as that is where I would ideally like to be. It is a great start. I think I get to swimming tomorrow, which should be fun.

On the School front, I am excited and overjoyed to finally have the chance to start my studies on Education. I am finding my love and passion for education growing with every page I read. I have finished two books since I have been back. Both eye opening.

Last night I finished Ron Miller's What Are Schools For?: Holistic Education in American Culture. I can't just write a few sentences about this book, so I will wait to write a longer blog about it. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in the history of education and alternatives models of schooling and learning.