Detours: From Classrooms to a Guatemalan Coffee Farm

Rating:
Summary: Marvelous Ramblings
Review: Would that we all experienced a wise and witty philosopher-professor such as this gifted writer! A. Gray Thompson's life-wanderings took him from elementary to university classrooms, from a principal's office to a jewelry-making shed, from California to Wisconsin to Mexico to Central America to ... with lots of Detours and experiences along the way. He developed a "philosophy for children" program that's described in such a way that every teacher (and parent) can try it out. He also developed a worn-down coffee farm into a teaching tool for his indigenous Maya neighbors, while creating a botanic garden-wonder which I'm eager to visit some day.

Rich anecdotes of a curious observer and experimenter fill each chapter. All that's missing is a chance to sit with the author and hear him tell these experiences while sipping some of his coffee - but heck, make your own coffee, settle down in your own home, and let this brilliant fellow share his wisdom with a heavy dose of humor. These are marvelous ramblings indeed!

Rating:
Summary: Marvelous Ramblings
Review: Would that we all experienced a wise and witty philosopher-professor such as this gifted writer! A. Gray Thompson's life-wanderings took him from elementary to university classrooms, from a principal's office to a jewelry-making shed, from California to Wisconsin to Mexico to Central America to ... with lots of Detours and experiences along the way. He developed a "philosophy for children" program that's described in such a way that every teacher (and parent) can try it out. He also developed a worn-down coffee farm into a teaching tool for his indigenous Maya neighbors, while creating a botanic garden-wonder which I'm eager to visit some day.

Rich anecdotes of a curious observer and experimenter fill each chapter. All that's missing is a chance to sit with the author and hear him tell these experiences while sipping some of his coffee - but heck, make your own coffee, settle down in your own home, and let this brilliant fellow share his wisdom with a heavy dose of humor. These are marvelous ramblings indeed!