Inquiry Inventory - 5/25/22
Here at The Human School, a big part of what brought us together is a deep love of reading and learning. We commit, as part of our learning journey, to sharing our week’s reading with you and what influences our thinking and learning.
Each week, you will see a post with what we’re reading, a quote, and an insight from that reading that leads us to deeper thinking.
To learn more about what we are reading, please take a look at our Connection Catalog.
Alike a short film by Daniel Martínez Lara & Rafa Cano Méndez
The animated short is a story of the relationship of a father and his son who live in a society "where order and work ethic literally choke the colour and creativity out of its inhabitants" (From a German article titled: In just seven minutes, a short film shows what is wrong with our society.”
Admittedly, this short film made me feel a bit depressed, but it pushes us to think about all the ways our education systems (and society) falls short in service to the human.
Earlier this year, a beautiful, song with human-centered lyrics inspired by the film was released - “Rainbow Life.”
—Randy
by Daniel Coyle
“Skill 1 - Build Safety - explores how signals of connection generate bonds of belonging and identity. Skill 2 - Share Vulnerability - explains how habits of mutual risk drive trusting cooperation. Skill 3 - Establish Purpose - tells how narratives create shared goals and values.”
Something we discuss often is the importance of storytelling as a way to engage others. So often, our culture and society prefers numbers as a way to connect and prove and support ideas, but unfortunately numbers can strip the humanity from any story. While we do not believe numbers are wrong or incorrect, we do believe in the value of storytelling and above all, genuine and personal storytelling. By empowering ourselves and others to share our stories, we bring to life the reality of our experiences and allow others to better understand us. As Coyle points out, in order to tell those stories and build a culture of storytelling and connection, we must build safety, vulnerability, and purpose to ground our stories. In order to create the space to tell our stories and even more to encourage others to tell theirs, we must build a culture like the one Coyle encourages that supports that work and those storytellers.
—Rachel
