Losing the Gift of Bafflement
"Speaking of fakery, one of the great temptations of being a writer is to absorb the projections of readers who think you're an expert on some subject just because you have written a book about it... When my ego becomes bloated with the illusions of expertise, I risk losing the gift of bafflement that has always animated my best writing. I stop asking questions and start believing I have answers." (Parker Palmer, On the Brink of Everything)
The Yin and Yang of Education
Being an educator in the field of classical Chinese history, culture, and medicine, it is impossible for me to avoid a critical engagement with the topic of education spanning three areas: as envisioned in classical Chinese philosophy and politics, as practiced in various forms throughout the history of Chinese medicine, and as enacted today in both institutional and private educational settings…