Zero-Some Game
Zero-Some Game
I made up my own existentialism joke:
“Help, the system is failing, this is an existential crisis!
Tell me what to do next…”
The problem with criticizing a system that is so ingrained, is that we can’t even imagine otherwise. “Well what are you going to replace it with‽” Is almost Always the direct response I get to my educational inquiry. Usually coupled with aggression and frustration.
This is problematic. Replacing one system with another isn’t gong to fix anything. And it is not existential. The “Ick” IS the existential emotion. It’s a feeling to be felt. It’s a start. Then and only then can we begin the process of creating. The anger and frustration is real. Now what?
First: pause, reflect, observe. Feel. Get Bored.
Second, decide what and how. What do You want? How do you know you want it? What are you going to do, and not do, in order to get it?
Third, Do that. Enough with the worrying, the talking/ complaining, the feeling of weakness that comes with coercion (Learned Helplessness). How will you build up strength and momentum to live authentically? Where will this courage come from?
Easier said than done. I get that.
About me.
I got tired. Tired of listening to adults. They talk over you, around you, above you. And they are not listening to you!
Mostly, I am tired of hearing policy makers and their blow-horns telling me what kids are like, what school is like and what kids need.
Wanna know? ASK THEM!!!!!
So, aside from my randomly planned curriculum the past few years, I have been taking classes and traveling with my ideas. I happen to run into students wherever I go. Not any former students yet, just potential students who get really excited when an adult asks them about school and what they want.
I’ve been talking to, no better yet, I’ve been listening to “kids” all the way from South Texas to Canada. (2021-2022 I.School field trip).
More committed than ever, I am. Actually, this has turned into a lifetime obsession. Blessedly so.
Now what?
Where to start. Zero sum game. A beginning.
We have a foundation. Get grounded in something solid. Then get ready for the bad news. A hypotheses you either believe or not. Mostly… If, and when you do, get ready for unexpected greatness. Or not. Either way-
Let I school be a platform for student rights. You have the right to an objective, free education. If not, what are we doing?
Motto: Give me a chance and I’ll give you a voice.
E-mail me with requests. What do you want? What do you want people to know?
How can I help you, students? Today. Now‽