I am completing a proposal for a book (working title = Genius in the Hood) illuminating and expanding the notion of human ‘genius.’ Below is the overview: THE TERM ‘GENIUS’ conjures up Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Thomas Edison, Marie Currie, Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin, Martha Graham, Steve Jobs and other individuals considered brilliant for […]
There exists a passion for comprehension, just as there exists a passion for music. That passion is rather common in children, but gets lost in most people later on. Without this passion, there would be neither mathematics nor natural science. – ‘Ideas and Opinions’ essay by Dr. Albert Einstein in Scientific American, 1950 I don’t […]
(nb – NOV. 2024: This course will be offered via Cont. Ed., Antioch University (online) in the Spring session starting in early January. See my post of November 12th for more details. I will bring this message forward later in November. – MMaser) The real work of humanity at this time may be to awaken […]
“Each of us has some genius to bring to life and each life is a meaningful story trying to unfold from within.” – Michael Meade, ‘The Genius Myth’ Michael Meade is spot on. The veteran cultural anthropologist and author shows in myriad ways in his 2016 book, The Genius Myth how our birthright is […]
For the foreseeable future, schooling as people have understood it for decades, is furloughed. That means, for administrators, teachers, parents and students, what they had come to understand as educational practice – excepting last spring – is being replaced by something different. Realistically, the health risks from large-scale gatherings facing every person entering a school […]
Michael’s book, Learn Your Way! SelfDesigning the Life You Really Want, Starting Now is an ERAC-approved middle and high school textbook for career planning and health education courses (British Columbia), and it has received many endorsements. Contact Michael directly to obtain a pdf copy of the book.
