That Nature Connection

(Photo by Stephanie Congdon Barnes)

"No matter how impassioned the teacher, kids aren’t going to learn [that] in textbooks or lab experiments, or even through scientific analysis of the natural world. That kind of learning happens only through being alive and being free in the wild without an agenda, where the only thing that matters is presence. Categorization is irrelevant, boundaries disappear and a connection is made that is so deep that it will be protected, at all costs, regardless of the quality of science education that follows. But it has to happen now. And it has to happen with the youngest of our young people, those who are so new to their notion of self that the earth is folded into the fabric of their being."

-Quote by Brynn of Connected at the Roots. Brynn is an Enki-inspired homeschooling mama of two.

Comments

[rae]

I am new to your blog and am not a homeschooler but I love this photo (and the freedom it relates) and the philosophy your are putting forth. How exciting to see this.

[laurie goodman]

this is a powerful message
that resonates deeply
thank you so much for sharing
i will be sure to read it again and again
thank you

[Heather]

Love this picture

[gardenmama]

love, love this quote!
incredibly beautiful photo and words!