What I read today Jan 11

• Goddard College: The History of a Self-Sufficient, Anti-Fascist Institution, Teen Vogue
  I hadn’t even heard of Goddard until a friend from the garden’s early days shared this article, having attended the school. This gave me some perspective on starting the garden and how I feel like it is so so foundational to my being.

  • Also this quote is a gem, “‘The thing about a radical learner-centered pedagogy is that there's no room for rigid ideologies, from the left or the right,’ says Lucinda Garthwaite. ‘So, when progressive pedagogy becomes a required ‘social justice’ pedagogy, I think there's trouble.’”

  • ALSO ALSO “‘A unique thing happens when you fully commit to an idea and you’re surrounded by others who make that same commitment,’ notes Hale. ‘There are tight bonds formed that you don’t see in the rest of the world, because you’re committing to yourself and your craft, and you’re committing to better lives for everyone, not to personal accomplishment.’”