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Learning is dialectical
An attempt to start from first principles… There is now, there is before and there is after. Whatever time is, our awareness of it helps us distinguish between past and future. Within our own lived experience we understand the difference … Continue reading
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Tagged Cultural heritage, culture, curriculum, Dialectic, Education, language, learning, memory
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The multilingual citizen in a multicultural society
I want to speak about the experience of being bilingual and bicultural and its educational benefits. I am not an expert or an academic and I have no research findings to share. I have worked in diverse communities for over … Continue reading
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Tagged bilingualism, Corsica, Cultural heritage, diversity, Education, English, Equality, French, language, Tagore
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Lessons without words: 10 things music teaches us about life
Music is a vital part of our lives but it is notoriously difficult to describe its effect on us in words. Can we try to describe some of the lessons we draw from our experience of music? Here are 10 … Continue reading