New Interview in YES! Magazine

A brand new interview with Parker Palmer appears in the current issue of YES! Magazine. One of our favorite quotes:

Every line of work is deepened by bringing all of our human capacities to bear on whatever we are doing, and that includes our inner sensibilities as well as our externally oriented knowledge and skill.

--Parker J. Palmer

Comments

Heather - m.s. biology

|10-01-2009

I was non-renewed as a new science teacher for my work trying to expose a water contamination problem in my region. The retaliation was thorough and I have been impoverished. I am not the only person who has been fired or lost their income from this work - there are about six other people. I would like nothing more than to teach science honestly to young people - there are deep challenges to doing so in a world where science is more about political science than honest inquiry.

Any support you can give us would be appreciated. Thank you.

cheryl burrowes - Heart of a Teacher

|10-03-2009

I really found the text therapeutic.

As I read (Eric and Alan)I could see some of Eric in my relationship with my student and by extension in the delivery of my lessons .
Thank you for sharing your insights.
I will be looking in in order to look out.

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