To Know as We Are Known: Education As a Spiritual Journey

Name: To Know as We Are Known: Education As a Spiritual Journey
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Rating: 4.6 (220 reviews)
Author: Parker J. Palmer

by Parker J. Palmer

Nonfiction Religion Spirituality

4.6 (220)

4.6 stars from 220 reviews

130 pages~2.2 hr readPublished by Harper & RowPublished 1983-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're a teacher tired of cramming facts into students' heads and want to reconnect with why you loved learning in the first place.
You lead workshops, retreats, or spiritual communities and want to deepen how people engage with ideas together.
You're rethinking education—whether you homeschool, teach at university, or facilitate learning in any form—and sense something's missing from the current model.

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You're looking for teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, or practical lesson plans.
You want a book that's more sceptical of spirituality in education or focused purely on measurable academic outcomes.
You prefer longer, more academic treatises with extensive research notes and historical context.

About this book

This book offers a critique of contemporary educational approaches and explores how mind and heart can work together in learning. Parker J. Palmer argues that current education models are inadequate and proposes instead that the soul of education lies in cultivating wisdom that individuals possess and can share with others. The work serves as a primer on authentic education, moving beyond conventional teaching and learning practices. It examines how teachers and learners can engage in the search for truth, and describes how knowledge-seeking becomes more exciting and joyful when guided by teachers who approach education with genuine care and intention.

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