detox

relax (disconnect/unplug from the success and failure games)
curiosity is natural.
knowledge deemed as opportunity
now binds us.
the web allows access to anything.
self-construction is natural.
most need detox to get back to what matters.
nclb = absolutely
achievement gap = misnomer

ed declaration

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James Bach comments on the above:

Detox is a good term for it – from a schooled society to a mind society.

As I see it, detox isn’t about learning, not primarily, it’s about self-ownership and self-power in the context of society. It’s personal and social. Detox is about seeing a new kind of normal where you are able to make plans and have ambitions that don’t involve begging the indulgence of authority.
So my steps would be something like this:

1. Relax, it’s going to be okay.
2. You don’t have to do anything. But what do you feel like doing? Try to listen for that.
3. Don’t try to study anything. Instead, if you feel excited about something, let yourself learn about it until you lose interest.
4. Don’t worry about losing interest… It’s all part of the process.
5. What process? The process of your mind discovering its passion.
6. Look around. Who do you want to be with? What kind of people would you like to respect you?
7. How do they behave? What do they know? Maybe you can learn about that, and impress them with your enthusiasm.
8. THEN THEY WILL HELP YOU BE ONE OF THEM.
9. You’re on your way!

When asked… what about students working in the system.. ie: they need Spanish or Math credit, James replied…

Your parents and the administrators expect you to learn Spanish. If you don’t learn Spanish then this experiment will be called a failure and you will be pulled back into a system where people tell you exactly what to do all day. So, it’s up to you… but if you want to be given even more freedom, consider learning some Spanish. You are a part of the incremental effort to open things up, which includes the problems and the consequences.

soo…. the process we’re using in the lab … we call detox: notice, dream, connect, do.

verbiage crafted by expert learners …