21st century is often reference in education we talk about education or the
education we talk about education or the
education we talk about education or the 21st century 21st century skills and
21st century 21st century skills and
21st century 21st century skills and educating the 21st century learner
educating the 21st century learner
educating the 21st century learner now I actually cringe when I hear 21st
now I actually cringe when I hear 21st
now I actually cringe when I hear 21st century because I find it so limiting
century because I find it so limiting
century because I find it so limiting there’s a video called shift happens and
there’s a video called shift happens and
there’s a video called shift happens and it’s shift within happen and in it it
it’s shift within happen and in it it
it’s shift within happen and in it it says that we are currently preparing
says that we are currently preparing
says that we are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist
students for jobs that don’t yet exist
students for jobs that don’t yet exist they will be using technologies that
they will be using technologies that
they will be using technologies that have yet to be invented to solve
have yet to be invented to solve
have yet to be invented to solve problems that aren’t even that we don’t
problems that aren’t even that we don’t
problems that aren’t even that we don’t even know our problems yet now I suggest
even know our problems yet now I suggest
even know our problems yet now I suggest that we look at the TED talks and TED
that we look at the TED talks and TED
that we look at the TED talks and TED Talks are ideas worth spreading
Talks are ideas worth spreading
Talks are ideas worth spreading and here’s my idea I think it’s time
and here’s my idea I think it’s time
and here’s my idea I think it’s time that we move beyond just numbers and we
that we move beyond just numbers and we
that we move beyond just numbers and we expand our thinking that we change our
expand our thinking that we change our
expand our thinking that we change our words and we move beyond the number of
words and we move beyond the number of
words and we move beyond the number of the 21st century and start talking about
the 21st century and start talking about
the 21st century and start talking about educating the new humanity and was
educating the new humanity and was
educating the new humanity and was learning like news many the new humanity
learning like news many the new humanity
learning like news many the new humanity is the humanity that seeks to cultivate
is the humanity that seeks to cultivate
is the humanity that seeks to cultivate a peaceful world of love beauty and
a peaceful world of love beauty and
a peaceful world of love beauty and selfless service
selfless service
selfless service it’s a harmonious world that embraces
it’s a harmonious world that embraces
it’s a harmonious world that embraces unity interconnectedness and the
unity interconnectedness and the
unity interconnectedness and the resilience of all and what that’s
resilience of all and what that’s
resilience of all and what that’s educating the new humanity
educating the new humanity
educating the new humanity educating the new humanity focuses on
educating the new humanity focuses on
educating the new humanity focuses on teaching and learning that recognizes
teaching and learning that recognizes
teaching and learning that recognizes each individual as a whole person you
each individual as a whole person you
each individual as a whole person you need but United in the world and what
need but United in the world and what
need but United in the world and what does educating the new humanity look
does educating the new humanity look
does educating the new humanity look like in the schools educating the new
like in the schools educating the new
like in the schools educating the new humanity is recognizing and not just
humanity is recognizing and not just
humanity is recognizing and not just recognizing but honoring each student as
recognizing but honoring each student as
recognizing but honoring each student as a whole child now we hear the term whole
a whole child now we hear the term whole
a whole child now we hear the term whole child used in education and many of you
child used in education and many of you
child used in education and many of you may know that the whole child consists
may know that the whole child consists
may know that the whole child consists of the cognitive physical social
of the cognitive physical social
of the cognitive physical social emotional and spiritual components now
emotional and spiritual components now
emotional and spiritual components now we do a really good job in education in
we do a really good job in education in
we do a really good job in education in the first floor especially now since
the first floor especially now since
the first floor especially now since social-emotional learning has really
social-emotional learning has really
social-emotional learning has really found the important place in education
found the important place in education
found the important place in education but you know what we still don’t do a
but you know what we still don’t do a
but you know what we still don’t do a good job with spirituality in education
good job with spirituality in education
good job with spirituality in education and much of that is because education is
and much of that is because education is
and much of that is because education is so afraid of confusing spirituality with
so afraid of confusing spirituality with
so afraid of confusing spirituality with religion the spirituality is not
religion the spirituality is not
religion the spirituality is not religion and I ask you if in fact we
religion and I ask you if in fact we
religion and I ask you if in fact we aren’t going to address the spirituality
aren’t going to address the spirituality
aren’t going to address the spirituality component in our students and in our
component in our students and in our
component in our students and in our schools can we really say that they are
schools can we really say that they are
schools can we really say that they are educating the whole child I think not my
educating the whole child I think not my
educating the whole child I think not my research in resilience
research in resilience
research in resilience my research findings have found
my research findings have found
my research findings have found consistent findings with others in
consistent findings with others in
consistent findings with others in research and who have found that is
research and who have found that is
research and who have found that is often the spirituality
often the spirituality
often the spirituality in our students
in our students
in our students that’s the portal for them to tap into
that’s the portal for them to tap into
that’s the portal for them to tap into their resilience as they confront and
their resilience as they confront and
their resilience as they confront and navigate the family school and life
navigate the family school and life
navigate the family school and life challenges of today yet like I said we
challenges of today yet like I said we
challenges of today yet like I said we are so afraid of bringing spirituality
are so afraid of bringing spirituality
are so afraid of bringing spirituality in our schools for fear of using
in our schools for fear of using
in our schools for fear of using spirituality with religion so I’m going
spirituality with religion so I’m going
spirituality with religion so I’m going to take a minute and without value
to take a minute and without value
to take a minute and without value judgment make some distinctions between
judgment make some distinctions between
judgment make some distinctions between spirituality and religion religion is an
spirituality and religion religion is an
spirituality and religion religion is an institution organized around ideology
institution organized around ideology
institution organized around ideology doctrine beliefs and rules spirituality
doctrine beliefs and rules spirituality
doctrine beliefs and rules spirituality is something very individual and
is something very individual and
is something very individual and personal to each person religion is
personal to each person religion is
personal to each person religion is something we belong to spirituality is
something we belong to spirituality is
something we belong to spirituality is something we seek we often talk about
something we seek we often talk about
something we seek we often talk about being on a path religion is getting
being on a path religion is getting
being on a path religion is getting answers to those big questions
answers to those big questions
answers to those big questions spirituality is getting permission to
spirituality is getting permission to
spirituality is getting permission to ask the big questions like the purpose
ask the big questions like the purpose
ask the big questions like the purpose and meaning of life religion is of
and meaning of life religion is of
and meaning of life religion is of invited by voices from the outside for
invited by voices from the outside for
invited by voices from the outside for energy ministers pastors priests rabbis
energy ministers pastors priests rabbis
energy ministers pastors priests rabbis spirituality is guided by our part the
spirituality is guided by our part the
spirituality is guided by our part the voices within now within the context of
voices within now within the context of
voices within now within the context of Education I talk about spirituality as
Education I talk about spirituality as
Education I talk about spirituality as the natural odd and Wonder and intuition
the natural odd and Wonder and intuition
the natural odd and Wonder and intuition wisdom and reverence for life that often
wisdom and reverence for life that often
wisdom and reverence for life that often gets up out of kisses
gets up out of kisses
gets up out of kisses get older now in education we have to
get older now in education we have to
get older now in education we have to recognize that there are people who have
recognize that there are people who have
recognize that there are people who have done research now naty’s professor at
done research now naty’s professor at
done research now naty’s professor at Stanford in her book a challenge to
Stanford in her book a challenge to
Stanford in her book a challenge to Karin schools she talks about
Karin schools she talks about
Karin schools she talks about spirituality as being one of the things
spirituality as being one of the things
spirituality as being one of the things that’s lack the most in public school
that’s lack the most in public school
that’s lack the most in public school education her partner author of courage
education her partner author of courage
education her partner author of courage to teach he talks about and divine
to teach he talks about and divine
to teach he talks about and divine spirituality as the eternal human
spirituality as the eternal human
spirituality as the eternal human yearning to be connected to something
yearning to be connected to something
yearning to be connected to something greater than one’s own ego and he too
greater than one’s own ego and he too
greater than one’s own ego and he too recognizes that spirituality is missing
recognizes that spirituality is missing
recognizes that spirituality is missing in education and with our students so
in education and with our students so
in education and with our students so now the question becomes can we do this
now the question becomes can we do this
now the question becomes can we do this in education well not only can we do it
in education well not only can we do it
in education well not only can we do it but in fact we are doing this I have the
but in fact we are doing this I have the
but in fact we are doing this I have the privilege of being the director of
privilege of being the director of
privilege of being the director of engagement and professional development
engagement and professional development
engagement and professional development at a schools in Lafayette California
at a schools in Lafayette California
at a schools in Lafayette California called the major schools mayor means
called the major schools mayor means
called the major schools mayor means compassion the bigger schools has a
compassion the bigger schools has a
compassion the bigger schools has a white pony component of through school
white pony component of through school
white pony component of through school and then a k5 component called the mater
and then a k5 component called the mater
and then a k5 component called the mater school and together that we’re called
school and together that we’re called
school and together that we’re called the Vator schools now the mayor schools
the Vator schools now the mayor schools
the Vator schools now the mayor schools the major schools Foster’s individual
the major schools Foster’s individual
the major schools Foster’s individual achievement in an atmosphere that
achievement in an atmosphere that
achievement in an atmosphere that celebrates creative expression unity
celebrates creative expression unity
celebrates creative expression unity inclusivity and diversity we are truly a
inclusivity and diversity we are truly a
inclusivity and diversity we are truly a school of the heart committed and dead
school of the heart committed and dead
school of the heart committed and dead to educating and recognizing and
to educating and recognizing and
to educating and recognizing and honoring the whole child now what does
honoring the whole child now what does
honoring the whole child now what does this look like I want to tell you a
this look like I want to tell you a
this look like I want to tell you a story about what it looks like in our
story about what it looks like in our
story about what it looks like in our schools because one of the things in our
schools because one of the things in our
schools because one of the things in our school we have a physical environment
school we have a physical environment
school we have a physical environment they totally embrace this beauty
they totally embrace this beauty
they totally embrace this beauty our schools are surrounded by gardens we
our schools are surrounded by gardens we
our schools are surrounded by gardens we have Gardens throughout the school and
have Gardens throughout the school and
have Gardens throughout the school and these are gardens that are butterfly
these are gardens that are butterfly
these are gardens that are butterfly gardens fruit Gardens vegetable gardens
gardens fruit Gardens vegetable gardens
gardens fruit Gardens vegetable gardens and the kids ten of the gardens we also
and the kids ten of the gardens we also
and the kids ten of the gardens we also have no desks in our classrooms instead
have no desks in our classrooms instead
have no desks in our classrooms instead we have tables that encourage
we have tables that encourage
we have tables that encourage cooperative learning routes and we
cooperative learning routes and we
cooperative learning routes and we encourage our students to help each
encourage our students to help each
encourage our students to help each other not compete against each other in
other not compete against each other in
other not compete against each other in fact there’s a cute story about how one
fact there’s a cute story about how one
fact there’s a cute story about how one of the stood one of our students one
of the stood one of our students one
of the stood one of our students one time a teacher was teaching and someone
time a teacher was teaching and someone
time a teacher was teaching and someone raised their hand and she said so-and-so
raised their hand and she said so-and-so
raised their hand and she said so-and-so is looking on my paper and the answer
is looking on my paper and the answer
is looking on my paper and the answer that the teacher gave was well then move
that the teacher gave was well then move
that the teacher gave was well then move it closer so they don’t have to strain
it closer so they don’t have to strain
it closer so they don’t have to strain our curriculum our curricula is in use
our curriculum our curricula is in use
our curriculum our curricula is in use through the arts we hold in the mayor
through the arts we hold in the mayor
through the arts we hold in the mayor school we hold that the arts the arts
school we hold that the arts the arts
school we hold that the arts the arts are the vehicle that express the beauty
are the vehicle that express the beauty
are the vehicle that express the beauty and unity that underlie diversity we
and unity that underlie diversity we
and unity that underlie diversity we hold the arts to be the catalyst and the
hold the arts to be the catalyst and the
hold the arts to be the catalyst and the tool that touches passion and love with
tool that touches passion and love with
tool that touches passion and love with all our students and I’m going to give
all our students and I’m going to give
all our students and I’m going to give you two a story of what this looks like
you two a story of what this looks like
you two a story of what this looks like our teacher
our teacher
our teacher or tirelessly to to throughout the
or tirelessly to to throughout the
or tirelessly to to throughout the curriculum to infuse drama dance song
curriculum to infuse drama dance song
curriculum to infuse drama dance song storytelling and visual arts one time I
storytelling and visual arts one time I
storytelling and visual arts one time I was in the preschool is there two three
was in the preschool is there two three
was in the preschool is there two three and four-year-olds and I was sitting in
and four-year-olds and I was sitting in
and four-year-olds and I was sitting in the circle with the kids and there was a
the circle with the kids and there was a
the circle with the kids and there was a teacher sitting in a chair and she was
teacher sitting in a chair and she was
teacher sitting in a chair and she was beginning her drama of Jacobean stuff
beginning her drama of Jacobean stuff
beginning her drama of Jacobean stuff and she gets and starts going and she
and she gets and starts going and she
and she gets and starts going and she hits the tirade of fee fie foe fum and
hits the tirade of fee fie foe fum and
hits the tirade of fee fie foe fum and the teacher she could have stayed in
the teacher she could have stayed in
the teacher she could have stayed in character or she could have just ignored
character or she could have just ignored
character or she could have just ignored the question but instead she stopped
the question but instead she stopped
the question but instead she stopped took a cleansing breath plastic hands
took a cleansing breath plastic hands
took a cleansing breath plastic hands and put them over or her instead
and put them over or her instead
and put them over or her instead sometimes people’s hearts are not yet
sometimes people’s hearts are not yet
sometimes people’s hearts are not yet awake that’s why the giant being the way
awake that’s why the giant being the way
awake that’s why the giant being the way he did his heart was still asleep and
he did his heart was still asleep and
he did his heart was still asleep and with that the child was satisfied with
with that the child was satisfied with
with that the child was satisfied with the answer the other children were
the answer the other children were
the answer the other children were satisfied with the answer and I was
satisfied with the answer and I was
satisfied with the answer and I was totally blown away with the answer by
totally blown away with the answer by
totally blown away with the answer by the way the teacher then went back and
the way the teacher then went back and
the way the teacher then went back and started where she left off with a feed
started where she left off with a feed
started where she left off with a feed by alum Park I realized right there in
by alum Park I realized right there in
by alum Park I realized right there in that that that child that that teacher
that that that child that that teacher
that that that child that that teacher was some doing something really anomaly
was some doing something really anomaly
was some doing something really anomaly special children are innately kind the
special children are innately kind the
special children are innately kind the children in the room donated kind the
children in the room donated kind the
children in the room donated kind the giant wasn’t and there was the cognitive
giant wasn’t and there was the cognitive
giant wasn’t and there was the cognitive dissonance with the children but that
dissonance with the children but that
dissonance with the children but that teacher was able to recognize the
teacher was able to recognize the
teacher was able to recognize the cognitive dissonance and preserve the
cognitive dissonance and preserve the
cognitive dissonance and preserve the preserve the optimism hope in humanity
preserve the optimism hope in humanity
preserve the optimism hope in humanity and wonder and love for those children
now as I said it’s things like the all
now as I said it’s things like the all the wonder the reverence for life the
the wonder the reverence for life the
the wonder the reverence for life the intuition that diminishes as our
intuition that diminishes as our
intuition that diminishes as our children get older but you don’t have to
children get older but you don’t have to
children get older but you don’t have to take my word for it I want to share with
take my word for it I want to share with
take my word for it I want to share with you a letter that we received at our
you a letter that we received at our
you a letter that we received at our school an anonymous letter and it talks
school an anonymous letter and it talks
school an anonymous letter and it talks about what happened to these children as
about what happened to these children as
about what happened to these children as they went into high school and to just
they went into high school and to just
they went into high school and to just be used in context with this letter this
be used in context with this letter this
be used in context with this letter this letter was written by students who
letter was written by students who
letter was written by students who otherwise they were went to the mayor
otherwise they were went to the mayor
otherwise they were went to the mayor school and if we went to another school
school and if we went to another school
school and if we went to another school they would probably had to be in special
they would probably had to be in special
they would probably had to be in special ed classes but the mayor school
ed classes but the mayor school
ed classes but the mayor school practices inclusivity and so students
practices inclusivity and so students
practices inclusivity and so students may be in our classrooms and they may
may be in our classrooms and they may
may be in our classrooms and they may have aides that are working with them
have aides that are working with them
have aides that are working with them with have accommodations but our
with have accommodations but our
with have accommodations but our students are all in the same classroom
students are all in the same classroom
students are all in the same classroom and we don’t have special ed classrooms
and we don’t have special ed classrooms
and we don’t have special ed classrooms as the mayor of school so here’s the
as the mayor of school so here’s the
as the mayor of school so here’s the letter dear leaders school the other
letter dear leaders school the other
letter dear leaders school the other night I head up with a boy I haven’t
night I head up with a boy I haven’t
night I head up with a boy I haven’t seen since we were fourth graders
seen since we were fourth graders
seen since we were fourth graders together we caught up in bonded over the
together we caught up in bonded over the
together we caught up in bonded over the fact that neither of us liked high
fact that neither of us liked high
fact that neither of us liked high school which we realized was the result
school which we realized was the result
school which we realized was the result of such a wholesome elementary
of such a wholesome elementary
of such a wholesome elementary experience after growing up in such a
experience after growing up in such a
experience after growing up in such a nurturing the world acceptance and love
nurturing the world acceptance and love
nurturing the world acceptance and love high school seems shallow what is
high school seems shallow what is
high school seems shallow what is special and I wondered on my first day
special and I wondered on my first day
special and I wondered on my first day and never understood what happened to
and never understood what happened to
and never understood what happened to the beautiful inclusiveness that blessed
the beautiful inclusiveness that blessed
the beautiful inclusiveness that blessed the first decade of my life
the first decade of my life
the first decade of my life thank you for shaking your students into
thank you for shaking your students into
thank you for shaking your students into such kind-hearted people
such kind-hearted people
such kind-hearted people good luck with this new year with
good luck with this new year with
good luck with this new year with appreciation graduates because the mayor
appreciation graduates because the mayor
appreciation graduates because the mayor school touches and works through the
school touches and works through the
school touches and works through the heart over a hundred songs have
heart over a hundred songs have
heart over a hundred songs have specifically been written for the mayor
specifically been written for the mayor
specifically been written for the mayor schools to amplify the principles of
schools to amplify the principles of
schools to amplify the principles of love duty and selfless service and so
love duty and selfless service and so
love duty and selfless service and so with that I’d like to just share with
with that I’d like to just share with
with that I’d like to just share with you the lyrics to one of our songs and
you the lyrics to one of our songs and
you the lyrics to one of our songs and it’s called where every heart shall beat
it’s called where every heart shall beat
it’s called where every heart shall beat is one when every heart shall be is one
is one when every heart shall be is one
is one when every heart shall be is one and all mankind United in every land
and all mankind United in every land
and all mankind United in every land beneath the Sun shall shine with truth
beneath the Sun shall shine with truth
beneath the Sun shall shine with truth and life where darkness dwells
and life where darkness dwells
and life where darkness dwells selfishness and light in unity when
selfishness and light in unity when
selfishness and light in unity when every part shall be just one than one
every part shall be just one than one
every part shall be just one than one love will be when in my eyes you see
love will be when in my eyes you see
love will be when in my eyes you see yourself and I see me in yours
yourself and I see me in yours
yourself and I see me in yours then we shall share the greatest wealth
then we shall share the greatest wealth
then we shall share the greatest wealth our clusters flow indoors for loving
our clusters flow indoors for loving
our clusters flow indoors for loving creases when share and leads to unity
creases when share and leads to unity
creases when share and leads to unity through love our hearts shall be this
through love our hearts shall be this
through love our hearts shall be this one
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] returning with me
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
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