In Silence we dwell...

Such a wonderful energy we have shared today!!!!!  At least I was totally flooded by your energetic fields, your magnetic TEACHING essence, if you know what I mean.

See, my dear friends, my whole point (my only point this course) is "never take for granted what we are told as far as Education is concerned..., not even this!!!!!  Check and double-check, and try to discover what it is that lies behind the wonderful mask of the world of Education, or just the world. 

Methods are tools we have to study, learn, know, you name it, but remember that they are theoretical tools to "play" with (to have fun with, I would even say).  Instead of saying "I am using this methodological choice/device/option/approach" (which, by the way, sounds pretty proffesional) I like saying "I am playing with this method to see what happens and to get further in my understanding of the whole thing".

But well, to cut a long story short (sorry, pals, about my neverending ramblings, do bear with me and thanks for you patience), this is THE POINT:

Focus on Silence for a while, just for a while, try to get to know it better, just that.  And do it your own way and only if you feel comfortable, if that's not the case, the right time will come (or not, who cares).  This is just our first Unit, the introduction, so to speak, of the course.  But remember that what you see is what you get, that's how I teach, that's how I share with my students, NOT SO MUCH GIVING YOU STRAIGHT ANSWERS, BUT TRYING TO BRING UP QUESTIONS THAT WILL GUIDE US ALL TO MORE QUESTIONS IN A SPIRAL MOVEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING.  I like getting to the bare esssence, to the root of it all, after all this is one of the wonders of being here with you.
I may be wrong, or I may be right, or, more surely, somewhere in between (wringht) (Goodness, I'VE JUST FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THIS WORD we have just created!!!!!!!!!).

Thank you for helping me with the missing pieces of this wonderful tapestry, this manifold puzzle of learning, teaching, just living!!!!!!!

One more day in Paradise, pals, one more day with you all!!!!!

Enjoy!!!!
(Fran)