Having listened to Casey Gerald's TED sermon, I confirm here that I am, and have long been, a believer in the gospel of doubt, the belief that is possible not to believe.
worth a thousand words
I look and see
and they see and look at me
do I still understand the silent pain of youth
now loud in my eyes
few seem to hear it
I see what I cannot hear
and will not keep silent
I second Gerald's admonition that "we hardly realize the human price we pay when we fail to question one brick, because we fear it might shake our whole foundation."
With a "humble doubt," as I begin a new teaching (learning) job tomorrow, I will continue to ask "why?" as I seek to find ways to empower learners in their becomings of what it means to be human. We don't need no more bricks in the wall.
It is possible the answers we have are wrong, it is possible the questions themselves are wrong... With all the power that we hold in our hands, why are people still suffering so bad?...There must be another way.I've been seeking other ways my whole life. I dug up a poem I had written back in 4/16/91 early in my teaching career.
worth a thousand words
I look and see
and they see and look at me
do I still understand the silent pain of youth
now loud in my eyes
few seem to hear it
I see what I cannot hear
and will not keep silent
I second Gerald's admonition that "we hardly realize the human price we pay when we fail to question one brick, because we fear it might shake our whole foundation."
With a "humble doubt," as I begin a new teaching (learning) job tomorrow, I will continue to ask "why?" as I seek to find ways to empower learners in their becomings of what it means to be human. We don't need no more bricks in the wall.