Ch. 1 It's All Invented
The term it’s all invented points to a more fundamental notion-that it is through the evolved structures of the brain that we perceive the world. And the mind constructs.
It’s all invented – it’s a story you tell-not just some of it, but all of it. Every story you tell is founded on a network of hidden assumptions.
Ch. 2 Stepping into a Universe of Possibility
You are more likely to be successful, overall, if you participate joyfully with projects and goals and do not think your life depends on achieving the mark because then you will be better able to connect to people all around you.
Resources are likely to come to you in greater abundance when you are generous and inclusive and engage people in your passion for life.
In the universe of possibility, you set the context and let life unfold.
Ch. 3 Giving an A
Grades say little about the work done. You are only comparing one student against another. Giving an A is the practice of getting rid of whatever is in the way of each child developing skills, mastery, and self-expression. The practice of giving the A allows the teacher to line up with her students in their efforts to produce the outcome, rather than lining up with the standards against these students. Giving an A is a fundamental, paradigmatic shift toward the realization that it is all invented-the A is invented and so are all the judgments in between.
Ch. 4 Being a Contribution
Inventing oneself as a contribution, and others.
1. 1. Declare yourself to be a contribution.
2. 2. Throw yourself into life as someone who makes a difference, accepting that you may not understand how or why.
An introduction to one of the authors, Benjamin Zander:
Thanks for highlights Tawnya - How do you see yourself incorporating (or not) these ideas into your teaching? Your life?
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