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how to contact us
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Leif Smith
303-778-0880
Explorers Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 9100
Denver, CO 80209
USA
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Explorers Foundation ••• home page
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efBegin ••• top level for all outlines
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Vortices ••• list of all vortices
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Threads ••• traces of conversations
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Glyphs ••• list of fragments of Freeorder
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Investments ••• a table of all investments
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freeorder ••• the concept & vision
 
explorersfoundation.org/montessori.html — a vortex is a region of Explorers Foundation research and investment.
 
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Log
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15Feb24: Margaret Anna Alice and Michael Strong
 
A freeordered culture requires and rewards freeordered minds. Such minds evolve through the recognition that limits set by respect for truth and logic create and defend space within which unexpected novelty of conjecture and venture may arise. The key to emergence is carefully conceived limits. When this is understood, it is possible to “design for emergence.” -ls
 
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Education: a great poem on teaching and learning ••• by Margaret Anna Alice
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“A dear mentor reached out to see if I would be willing to share a few anecdotes for her to cite during her speech at the retirement dinner of another cherished mentor. This poem is what poured out. I am sharing it with you because I believe this encapsulates what true education is about, and I feel fortunate that both these mentors and several others nurtured my intellectual curiosity; cultivated my critical thinking skills, analytical abilities, empathy, and moral courage; and challenged me to become the reader, writer, and person I am today.” —Margaret Anna Alice
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An instance of what Margaret Anna Alice’s poem is about: “The First Three Days of Socratic Practice in an Inner City Classroom: A Case Study in Changing Classroom Culture” ••• —Michael Strong’s Socratic social alchemy in action.
 
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Michael Strong, educator, creator of new schools and a new approach to education •••
 
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“The Real Shanghai Secret,” by Ann Qiu, published by Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO).
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http://www.educationrevolution.org/store/real-shanghai-secret/
 
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Glyphs
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369 January 6, 1906, Maria Montessori, Casa de Bambini, Children's House, San Lorenzo, Italy - Michael Strong writes of Montessori, of learning in a stream of exploration flowing onward from childhood (this is one of the most popular of EF's glyphs)
 
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