I am a Holistic Educator, NOT a Dancing Monkey

To teach authentically is to teach from one’s philosophy. You align your actions with your values and your beliefs. However, as holistic educators, we’re sometimes asked to adopt philosophies to which we do not ascribe or to use methods that are not consistent with our philosophic framework. To teach from another’s philosophy is to become a dancing monkey. I am not a dancing monkey. Dancing monkeys are not good for education

In this podcast, I hope to provide a sense of what holistic education is or might be and to examine how it could be used to bring education to a higher place. It’s a concept that doesn’t easily fit onto a bumper sticker. This podcast may also enable you to describe where you are at in your journey as a teacher and to help others understand holistic education. And maybe, perhaps maybe, the ideas presented here will keep you from becoming a dancing monkey.