IDEAS WITH WINGS
A team of physicists in Scotland late last year unravelled the long-held mystery behind the flight of the dandelion - a tiny and very special invisible bubble of air generated above each seed which acts as a vortex keeping it aloft longer. Tiny everyday miracles of science and design, these flowers have held children and scientists alike in a state of wonder for countless years. This simple genius spreads its seed with efficiency and reliability, it is the elegance and sophistication of nature in motion. Just as the seeds of a dandelion spread effortlessly on the wind, we hope that a few of the thoughts shared in this blog might also float far and wide. These ideas are both temporal and liminal; providing possibilities for consideration rather than recipes for practice. In the spirit of Eulalia Bosch's 'Short Stories with Long Endings', this blog Constant Conversations - Unpacking Pedagogy offers space and time for wondering and elaborating, reflecting and questioning; a few small moments where new ideas may spread their wings and act as possible pollinators for practice.
We hope you'll join us ...
Fiona
Hello Fiona and Anne, I think all of us who journey with you on the seeds of dandelions will encounter the joy and wonder of sharing ideas and possibilities. Thank you for initiating this new blog. Stuart
ReplyDeleteThanks Stuart, how exciting to have you with us. I know you have important things to say.
Deletelooking forward to reading and being inspired
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Love the dandelion analogy Fiona and Anne and look forward to reading and engaging with the pedagogy, ideas, thoughts and wonderings that gently float over my screen :)
ReplyDeleteMel G
Wonderful! Thank you.
DeleteVery much looking forward to discussing these questions with our whole team in our upcoming PD day in April. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteFabulous, glad to hear you found it inspiring and useful!
DeleteLooking forward to constant conversations and being inspired with possibilities and opportunities through the words and images presented within your posts.
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