All Rights Reserved~Ruth A Sutton-2020
We believe we are all related by, and to, life. Not by the fact that death greets us all. Though it has and continues calling us to end as we are.
We believe we are all, every living being, brothers and sisters in Life. And that we have responsibility of our selves not any other. I believe we need to accept, that to change life for the best, we must change how education is applied. With more consideration to developing the capacity of our brains, not in regimented fashion. Though we do agree to that, in order for young minds to be invited into the concept of loving as beside a much loved brother or sister.
Some workshops – collaborative learning – ‘Living Curriculum’ ideas for individuals attending after teachers have had plenty chance for their own reflections.
It is best practiced in groups of eight. Always including the disabled brothers and sisters in life.
I’m introducing ‘Generalisations’ as a subject for all to consider. In formal education and in informal education.
Do generalisations contribute to understandings of ourselves and others?
Are generalisations a convenience for expressing or implying that one is superior to another? In knowledge, not necessarily understandings, about; culture, class and, standards of formal education, states of ability or disability .. even, entire peoples?
How does the convenience of generalising, accommodate laziness of due and proper interactions, intelligent discoveries, words leading to better informed behaviour with more time to consider our words and actions. To be less rushed instead of honestly? Moved by brutal, deadly, and, threatened force. I believe we need to think less thoughtlessly about our own impact on our brothers and sisters in life? Those close to home, related by blood and, those further afield. Instead of be led along the wrong paths by those whose will is to profit from wrongs rather than consider their own impact on their brothers and sisters in life.
Do generalisations that are established, tend to encourage denial of differing individual concepts?
Are generalisation used far too often by those of privilege? I ask you to consider this, I did after and during, my own experiences and observations of such individuals. Some of whom didn’t seem to recognise their own ignorance or the abundant intelligence, in several areas of applied generalisations. In fact, firmly denied is that ‘others’ lack intelligence, knowledge and understandings. I believe each child, is equipped, has the destiny of one partner for life and for eternity. But they are encouraged to ‘fit in’ to our failed humanity, as a failure. Success only gauged by fame . celebrity . popularity. Instead of developing brain capacity. There is only one broad path as we continue to follow the wrong ways of development. Each famed celebrity demanding attention of others. Any others, they can magnetise or hypnotise with their intent. I have generalised, am I not wrong to do so? Have I, first paid attention to the details in my mind’s heart and my brain’s capacity, where the devil is found to be destructive? We, I believe, are perfectly capable of considering these statements:-
We all lack intelligence.
We all lack knowledge.
We all lack understandings.
We are all capable of differing degrees of intelligence, knowledge and understandings.
Often emotions, sudden desires or, the orders of others, particularly those in various authorities, deny or overshadow our own varying degrees of intelligence, knowledge and understandings.
Consider.
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Can we even be superior about the understandings of our selves?
How are any able to be superior to our own understanding of our selves?
It is often implied that some are, is that a truly justified implication?
Does living among others truly give us fair understandings of them?
We gain knowledge, yes. Understanding? Not necessarily.
Many do not even understand themselves-is that a generalisation?
How are we equipped to advise and assist those, when that generalisation is accepted by all as agreeable?
Have we actually and truly ‘asked’ all to accept and agree, without use of persuasion to our ‘ways’? Our desires, our ideals?
The declaration of one or more, with the idea that they are jusifiably being superior to another or others, is that inferior and blindly arrogant?
The ‘understanding of’ . is only one key in life.
Do we even understand the true ‘me’ of our selves?
How are we influenced by the generalisations of others?
Reflect.
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How useful is generalised knowledge when seeking understandings?
How much knowledge of peoples, cultures and classes, is used to gain understandings of the individuals here and thereabouts?
Do the terms, ‘class’, ‘culture’ and ‘peoples’ any ‘my’ arise from generalisations?
How many began with desires to control?
How many with desires to understand?
How many enter into knowledge of a ‘class’, ‘culture’ or ‘peoples’ with the intention of getting to know and understand individuals?
How many seek to only recognise familiars as brothers and sisters in life?
How many are comfortably familiar with their own individuality?
How many seek to encourage, to find, to force, to make understand that even the unfamiliar are brothers and sisters in life?
How do generalisations help the individual?
List effective generalisations and their affects? Both negative and positive-first discuss, agree and accept which is which.
List how much you personally generalise-how has that been useful to the growth of your understandings, both of yourself and of others?
Consider, how to strengthen gentleness in self and others.
Does ‘by personal example’ have impact? Even on one other?
What is ‘personal example’?
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“To be or not to be, that, is the question”~Shakespeare
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