Boyd Varty: What I learned from Nelson Mandela

"In the cathedral of the wild, we get to see the best parts of ourselves reflected back to us." Boyd Varty, a wildlife activist, shares stories of animals, humans and their interrelatedness, or "ubuntu" -- defined as, "I am, because of you." And he dedicates the talk to South African leader Nelson Mandela, the human embodiment of that same great-hearted, generous spirit.

Friday, January 18, 2013

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Quote to ponder: "The greatest obstacle to progress is not the absence of knowledge but the illusion of knowledge." --Daniel Boorstin


Think about your changing, growing knowledge. What, for you, is the contribution of formal education? To what extent do others, in school or in other parts of your life, guide your learning? To what extent are you the one who guides the directions in which your knowledge will develop? Are you the one who is responsible for your own knowledge, as well as for the actions that you take based on what you know or don't know? Going a step further, to what extent is igrnorance a good excuse for acting or not acting in a certain way?

Answer all or a few of these questions thoughtfully and/or respond to something one of your classmates said.  ( by Saturday, Jan. 26).
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