OMG this morning I sent this out mistakenly to paid subscribers only!! But it’s for all of my dear listeners. I hope you enjoy!
Carol Garboden Murray is director of the Wimpfheimer Laboratory Nursery School at Vassar College. She is a lifelong lover of the youngest children, ages 0 - 5, and thinks a lot about what it means to teach and care for them. These topics — early childhood education, care, and love — are very dear to my heart. I know that teachers of young children have special skills and talents that all teachers at all levels can afford to think about and adopt. I hope this interview inspires you to think about and adopt them for yourself!
Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
We discuss
Caring for vs. caring about: Why “caring about” a movement is easy, but the actual, physical labor of fostering healthy development is altogether different.
Caring and the brain: How high-level empathy is a blend of neurological functioning and intuitive, creative practice.
Limits of caring: An honest look at what happens when caregiving stops being “beautiful” and starts being exhausting.
Professional Love: Defining a radical framework for love in the classroom that goes beyond “niceness.”
External links
Illuminating Care: The Pedagogy and Practice of Care in Early Childhood Communities by Carol Garboden Murray
My Season 2 interview with early educator Sarah Becker
Caring: A Feminine Approach to Ethics and Moral Education by Nel Noddings
The Real Wealth of Nations by Riane Eisler
The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler
A Different Voice by Carol Gilligan
Awakening the Inner Eye: Intuition in Education by Nel Noddings with Paul J. Shore
I and Thou by Martin Buber
Carol mentions other thinkers without specifying publications. If you’re curious about any of them, get in touch and I’ll ask Carol for links.
Credits
Founder and Host: Betsy Burris
Co-Host: Joe Johnson
Producer: Jullian Androkae of PodVision
Audience Development: Andreea Coscai of PodVision
Music: Tom Burris/Jabbering Trout
