Hi Chris, very interesting and I need to read again, but I remember still on the permaculture course I did in 1991-92 the shock of being put into a circle where we took turns to speak (a new experience) and discovering the power of being heard by others. When I had four or five people witnessing me reporting something I had learnt, or announcing my intention to do such and such, it became far more real than when I just spoke the thought to myself. Typing a comment into a website, as now, has some of that effect but much less. I think we could make much more of the power of this sort of conscious speech - received by people who are actively listening - to reveal truth and find the way forward. People's assemblies is one way to do this.
Yes indeed Jane, a powerful experience. Co-counselling takes it up another notch. While by no means able to address all mental health challenges, Co-co can offer a lot of support in a time when there seems to be an ever growing need.
I thought it was later in the year so perhaps there were two- the year sounds right for me though so many thanks for that anyway Ian, I had been struggling to remember it. A brilliant course- I still have my notes for it - without a date on them...duh!
I only know Vygotsky through my father who had a lot of respect for him. I think his ideas were taken up and superceded by later child psychologists such as Piaget and more recent works that I am not familiar with. Sadly my father has now retreated beyond lucid discussion so I can no longer "pick his brains" as I used to.
Hi Chris, very interesting and I need to read again, but I remember still on the permaculture course I did in 1991-92 the shock of being put into a circle where we took turns to speak (a new experience) and discovering the power of being heard by others. When I had four or five people witnessing me reporting something I had learnt, or announcing my intention to do such and such, it became far more real than when I just spoke the thought to myself. Typing a comment into a website, as now, has some of that effect but much less. I think we could make much more of the power of this sort of conscious speech - received by people who are actively listening - to reveal truth and find the way forward. People's assemblies is one way to do this.
Yes indeed Jane, a powerful experience. Co-counselling takes it up another notch. While by no means able to address all mental health challenges, Co-co can offer a lot of support in a time when there seems to be an ever growing need.
The course with bill at Ragmans lane was a sunny April 1991. That was the one I did anyway. There may have been a later one?
I thought it was later in the year so perhaps there were two- the year sounds right for me though so many thanks for that anyway Ian, I had been struggling to remember it. A brilliant course- I still have my notes for it - without a date on them...duh!
I only read a bit of Vygotsky’s work. It seems to be insightful and I want to know more
I only know Vygotsky through my father who had a lot of respect for him. I think his ideas were taken up and superceded by later child psychologists such as Piaget and more recent works that I am not familiar with. Sadly my father has now retreated beyond lucid discussion so I can no longer "pick his brains" as I used to.