{"product_id":"the-heart-of-learning-isbn-9780874779554","title":"The Heart of Learning","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Heart of Learning\u003c\/b\u003e asks teachers and students to recommit themselves to what they love most in education. The renown contributors outline a map for enabling us to connect with the very reasons why we teach and learn thus to achieve greater fulfillment in both. Incisive essays by \u003cb\u003eParker Palmer, Rachel Naomi Remen\u003c\/b\u003e, and the Tibetan lama \u003cb\u003eDozgchen Ponlop Rinpoche\u003c\/b\u003e examine how our unique, individual experiences of the sacred can profoundly enrich how we learn and teach. Writings by \u003cb\u003ebell hooks\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eDalai Lama\u003c\/b\u003e show how we simultaneously can cultivate both individual beliefs and openness to the diversity of the contemporary classroom. Works by \u003cb\u003eHuston Smith\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eRabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi\u003c\/b\u003e explore our need to balance our past histories and traditions with the needs of present and future generations.This extraordinary collection of original work provides a unified, inspiring, and immensely practical new paradigm for how teaching and learning can mean more, accomplish more, and inspire the best in each of us. This book is a must for every teacher, student, parent, and anyone who loves to learn.Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Sacredness: The Ground of Learning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Grace of Great Things: Reclaiming the Sacred in Knowing, Teaching, and Learning - Parker J. Palmer\u003cbr\u003e2. Educating for Mission, Meaning, and Compassion - Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.\u003cbr\u003e3. Buddhist Education: The Path of Wisdom and Knowledge - The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche\u003cbr\u003e4. Unlearning to See the Sacred - Jeremy Hayward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Identity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Education and the Human Heart - His Holiness the Dalai Lama\u003cbr\u003e6. Commitment and Openness: A Contemplative Approach to Pluralism - Judith Simmer-Brown\u003cbr\u003e7. Embracing Freedom: Spirituality and Liberation - bell hooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Relationship and Community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Reassembling the Pieces: Architechture as Pedagogy - David W. Orr\u003cbr\u003e9. Education and the Western Spiritual Tradition - John Taylor Gatto\u003cbr\u003e10. Learning as Initiation: Not-Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Healing - Joan Halifax\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Tradition and Innovation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. Holistic Education for an Emerging Culture - Ron Miller\u003cbr\u003e12. Spirituality and Leadership - Diana Chapman Walsh\u003cbr\u003e13. Spirituality in Education: A Dialogue - Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Huston Smith\u003cbr\u003e14. Where Do We Go from Here? - Vincent Harding\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: The Heart of Learning\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes and References\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cb\u003eSteven Glazer\u003c\/b\u003e organized the Naropa Institute's landmark conference, \"Spirituality in Education,\" from which this book was created. Long active in the not-for-profit educational world, he has taught in the Newton, Massachusetts, public schools, and lives in Patagonia, Arizona.","brand":"Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301751083237,"sku":"NP9780874779554","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780874779554.jpg?v=1767739745","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-heart-of-learning-isbn-9780874779554","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}