In one of my favorite philosophy books by one of my favorite philosophers, Paul K. Feyerabend (on whom I have blogged earlier) he has this idea that when Being is addressed it answers, and the answer is in line with, takes the form and shape of the address. Thus true science, art, religion and spirituality are addresses to Being: and all such addresses receive answers that may seemingly 'prove' the various systems that they stem from. This is a kind of relativism, and yet it isn't.....
I am concerned about education and the way it's headed. I worry that too much policy, evaluation and ideology are detrimental to true education; true education being and address to Being. I also think that too much interference in the work of teachers and parents in the name of some overarching ideal on morality, health etc. is dangerous. I find that some kind of Panopticonal Big Brother lurks behind a lot of this stuff... and all this stuff fogs our minds and hinders us in addressing Being with our own true voices.
Of course: this idea of a 'true' address - or a 'true' voice is not relativism, and yet I feel no need to explain - I think people intuitively know it when they see it; and overexplaining it kills it.
So: education is about all kinds of people engaging with all kinds of kids and people in ways they see fit creating a multitude of voices who have an opportunity to address Being in their own voices - some loud and clear, others weaker: yet striving to be authentic....
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