Space to Figure Things Out

The theme of this Monday's walk-and-talk is the importance of kids having space to figure things out. It's part of August's larger theme of the importance of space.

Kids need space to figure out what's important to them. Boredom is time to digest the changes of growing up, time to rediscover the answer to the question "What's important to me?", an opportunity to take responsibility for one's opportunities. It's important to have a school that intentionally supports space for this.

Kids also need space to get to know the world, its realities and its concepts. For example, I see a lot of kids, in their play, working on relationships, groups, community. They often source from the unjust behaviours they hear about on the news. Kids need a safe, orderly, democratic environment in which to figure out these challenging aspects of our world.

I'm back from my trip, and look forward to this Monday's walk-and-talk. We meet at 7:00 in front of City Hall and begin walking at 7:15.