It all started about 2 months ago. When I discovered I was a Bad Kid. The Bad Kids Collective is a growing group of individuals who are questioning the way we learn, the way we are taught and the spaces we do it in. We LOVE learning.
On November 20th, we gathered for the first time as the Bad Kids Collective for “Everybody is a Teacher” – it was simply magical! I love the way our minds convened, our questions bubbled up, our trust that everyone else in the room didn’t really know what was going on, but that our passion for learning was enough to guide us.
The Art of Hosting is meant to create energy and movement and it was the perfect facilitation method for this conversation. I truly believe Art of Hosting can solve all the problems in the world.
The day started with two provocative stories about learning, feeling “marked” by our grades, and where our learning could be headed. These stories led us into a series of amazing conversations that unleashed hundreds of ideas and way more questions, I only wish there was a way to be in every conversation. We had an extended lunch, partially because we were dealing with warming up lunch in just one oven and maybe a little oven fire, but it gave room for really energetic connections to be made. The afternoon was open for discussion, the questions that came up led to even more fire and excitement. The questions were “How do we reframe learning as healing?” “Is there still a place for teacher-directed learning?” “How do we bridge school and community?” and more conversations boiled up in the edges. In the next little while, we will be following up with all the open space hosts to find out a little more about what was talked about.
The best part of all of this, is that when we initially started planning this event, we weren’t sure anyone would know what we were talking about, want to join us or who knows what else. We realize that sometimes we feel out on a limb and then serendipitously community emerges.
I am overflowing with the endless amount of imagination, creativity and amazing spirit of the day. I simply can’t wait to see where this going. Join us for the journey. See the conversation. Or share your Bad Kids story with us!
Inspire Yourself!
Jenn