Katharine BurkeDeep EvaluationAs I mark papers for Sociology, I assign marks, giving numerical value to the work of the students in my class. Doing so, I am reminded of…Mar 17, 2018Mar 17, 2018
Katharine BurkeThe New Year Celebration Isn’t Over Yet- Happy Perihelium, and May Emergence Begin.I spent New Year’s in my goat shed. I have long been ambivalent about New Year’s celebrations. As a child, I hated firecrackers, cowered…Jan 1, 2018Jan 1, 2018
Katharine BurkeThe Gift of LifeAn earlier version of this essay was originally written in December 2016 in support of anti-DAPL protests at Standing Rock.Dec 23, 2017Dec 23, 2017
Katharine BurkeThe Yearning of the Tree, and Acceptance of Rest: a MeditationI am home sick with an infection. Looking out the window, I can see the huge wild cherry tree lifting its branches toward the sky on this…Dec 4, 2017Dec 4, 2017
Katharine BurkeOur Schools are Doing Too Much to Save the PlanetOur schools are doing way too much to save the planet.Nov 18, 2017Nov 18, 2017
Katharine BurkePermaculture Design as a Pedagogical ResourceThis article was first written as a proposal for new pedagogy in Norwegian schools. It is updated here in a wider context for regenerative…Nov 7, 20171Nov 7, 20171
Katharine BurkeWhat is Regenerative Pedagogy?If the purpose of pedagogy is to further learning, why do so many educational processes and systems, embodied in our schools, result in…Oct 28, 2017Oct 28, 2017
Katharine BurkeMy Tree MentorRecently, I read the wonderful book The Secret Life of Trees. This has given me a new way, many new ways, of seeing trees. These past few…Sep 26, 20171Sep 26, 20171
Katharine BurkeinInvironmentEarthfulness‘Mindfulness’ is a term that has become popular as a description of focused attention, awareness, and consciousness of the present moment…Sep 5, 2017Sep 5, 2017
Katharine BurkeAn Ecological ImperativeOn the first day of class, I told the 16 year-old students in the Social Studies class I teach that I am a member of the Green Party. I…Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017
