by Flemming Funch
This weekend I'm at University of Science and Philosophy's yearly symposium, mostly focusing on education. Like the last conference I went to, it is excellent. Great information that all ties together, and great dialogues. Some of the speakers here are Elisabet Sahtouris, Ashok Gangadean, Gregg Braden, Paul von Ward, Cleve Baxter and others. Themes are how to travel across multiple world-views, dialogue, how to teach unified, cosmic, living systems knowledge, rather than just cutting everything into little pieces.
Invitation:
Cosmic Education for a Cosmic Age requires a radical shift away from existing institutional entrenchment and into creative and thoughtful action for the development of the highest potential and the genius of each human being for the lasting well-being of the individual and the world. The purpose of education is to uplift humanity, and thereby to prevent civilization from being drowned in senseless repetitions—from the conspiracy for mediocrity. The responsibility of education is to prevent itself from being drowned in the same senseless repetition—from the same conspiracy for mediocrity. To repeat, to conspire with mediocrity, is to oppose the laws of the spirit and its evolutionary thrust for self-optimization. Educational systems that oppose the laws of the spirit and its evolutionary thrust for self-optimization thus fail in their purpose and responsibility. In the Cosmic Education for a Cosmic Age Symposium, you explore the possibility of new education for new humanity with renowned speakers presenting thought-provoking proposals for creative new ideas and their implementations in the transformation of education. The Cosmic Education for a Cosmic Age Symposium is designed to be highly participatory. On the third day of the Symposium, speakers and participants all engage in the Deep Integrative Dialogue for Effective Action in the Transformation of Education. Welcome and thank you for your participation.
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