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To be brief: Art, Philosophy, Ethnopharmacology, and Economic justice.

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• A reply on Conversation: What subjects do you think you should be taught at school nowadays?

  Sep 20 2011: Ha ha. It should be illegal for some. :-)

• A reply on Conversation: What subjects do you think you should be taught at school nowadays?

  Sep 20 2011: I agree. Everything you said sounds great. However, I did not say that dance is in of itself a form of indoctrination. Offering something is different than require it. That is all I meant.

• A comment on Conversation: How Do We Teach Children Compassion and Empathy?

  Sep 20 2011: Thank you.

• A reply on Conversation: What subjects do you think you should be taught at school nowadays?

  Sep 20 2011: When we say a subject should or would be studied at school are we trying to say everyone must do it? Is it a subversive way of indoctrination or are we just trying to have it offered within the corridor halls?
  There are dance programs obviously outside of school for those wanting it.
  
  John Cage is interesting. I am not a huge fan, but thank you for sending the video.
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  A reply on Conversation: What subjects do you think you should be taught at school nowadays?

  Sep 18 2011: Oh, well, I was referring to your post of John Cage, the musician and amateur mycologist. :-)
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  A comment on Conversation: How Do We Teach Children Compassion and Empathy?

  Sep 15 2011: First thing is first. We are born wanting to belong.
  If we are not nurtured and cared for from the very beginning it will have to be taught and thus those who will be taught to learn how to be empathic may only be able to imitate compassion — (cannot dismantle their personal identities into a bigger and more connected self) or worse, they will have no ability for it at all, subsequently leading to the inevitability of the various forms of violent behavior that we are all so familiar with.
  The goal should be to maintain our innate soft wired capacity for compassion, that is found in our structural constitution, from the very start.
  The next goal is for economic democracy. To create environments that are conducive to meet everyone's needs and represent our highest natures.
  Schools should teach cross cultural appreciation and the relativity of cultures institutionalized values, comparative religion (especially eastern thought like Taoism), Ecology, and so forth. Schools should encourage students and teacher to collaborate more than they do now and once again, enrich the focus towards a highly interdisciplinary curricula.
  
  I could go on, but I think I made my point. Thanks.

• A reply on Conversation: What subjects do you think you should be taught at school nowadays?

  Sep 15 2011: Yes, and a mycologist too.

• A reply on Conversation: What subjects do you think you should be taught at school nowadays?

  Sep 14 2011: Have you read any Ernest Becker?

• A reply on Conversation: What does it take to make the youth take charge and feel responsible for their own initiatives?

  Sep 14 2011: Thank you Cloe. And yes, you are quite right when speaking of empowerment.
  Great questions by the way. I hope you find useful resources here.

• A reply on Conversation: What subjects do you think you should be taught at school nowadays?

  Sep 13 2011: Enjoy.