EduThirdSpace
Reviving the conversation about education and what it means to be educated
Dear subscribers,
Thank you for supporting this newsletter! Content has been sparse over the past year—and I appreciate you sticking with me—but that's about to change. I am relaunching and re-affirming my commitment to this newsletter. The description below will give you an idea of what to expect, and I hope that you are excited about what's to come. The newsletter will continue to highlight topical issues in the field of education, but it will also provide insights into how people, from philosophers to modern-day business owners, think about education. The goal of the newsletter is for you to put down your phone or walk away from your computer saying: I never thought about education that way. Shoot me an email or leave a comment to let me know if I've achieved my goal. And please share this newsletter with friends, family, and colleagues interested in education.
Kind regards,
Samantha
Much conversation about education centers around the school. Many of us can describe instances in which we learned something, or were educated, outside of the walls of a school, but when you say the word education, the image of an institution immediately pops into the minds of many. This is a very limited view of education. And when discussions about education, whether inside or outside of a school, do arise, contemplation about the purpose of an education, or the means it intends to serve, is often neglected. Rarely is the question asked: What is an education for? Beyond its day-to-day utility, what is the telos, or ultimate purpose, of an education? And even worse than neglected, exploration into the role that human nature plays in education is taboo or outright forbidden. But surely innate characteristics and abilities shape how we understand and react to education, right?
EduThirdSpace does not sidestep or ignore these question, instead we lean into them and transcend the typical black and white discussions about education—we enter the third space. The newsletter explores: education within and outside of schools, the different ways people think about education and being educated, and the role that human nature plays in how we understand and act upon education.
By subscribing to this newsletter you will read takes on questions like:Â
What do we mean when we say education? Are we talking about instruction within a school? The accumulation of knowledge through discovery? Learning a skill or trade?Â
What does it mean to be educated? Demonstration of the ability to speak and be understood? Having a bank of knowledge and the skills to act on it? Understanding and being able to navigate the world?
And what role does human nature play in how we think about education and become educated? Does one understand education differently based on their innate faculties? Likewise, does one approach learning differently based on their innate characteristics?
To read takes on these question, you have two subscription options: paid or free.
For $5 a month, or $35 a year, paid subscribers will receive:
A monthly rundown of how the world's most influential thinkers define education and what it means to be educated.
Profiles of individuals from a range of backgrounds giving their take on what it means to be educated and organizations and businesses with a different perspective of education than what is typical of traditional public schools.
Everything offered to free subscribers.
Access to the comments section.
Free subscribers will receive:
Monthly articles covering an array of education-related topics, from commentary on news and trends to book discussions to research summaries.
Occasional access to profiles.
Start your EduThirdSpace journey by reading the free content, and if you learn something new, delve deeper into the third space by becoming a paid subscriber.