Edustange

Adam says, “no matter where you are you are a part of a system.”

Forget hierarchy. Forget leading and following. Forget the prevalent notion of executive control over school systems, kids, and “learning.”

• You are not in control of your classroom; you have not lost control of your classroom. You are a part of what your classroom is.
• You are not the leader; you are not a follower. You are interdependent.
• You aren’t coerced; you can’t coerce others. You act.
• You aren’t teaching; you aren’t learning. You relate.
• You aren’t responsible; you aren’t irresponsible. You fulfill needs.

In some ways, these ideas seem reductionist and dehumanizing to me; in some ways they capture exactly what I think it means to be human and why we educate children.