You are not too busy for 3 minutes to listen to the song, reflect and reinforce that sense of awe, and mission, that is our profession of lifelong learning.
The 50th anniversary of Woodstock this month was not about music, it was about values. That was clear as we celebrated anniversaries of 1969 events regarding gay rights, women’s rights, civil rights, peace, the environment. All of those causes, and more, were initiated in the late sixties, and are still alive today. Click here to refresh your spirit.
Proof: LERN’s new online course on “Community and Social Change” generated big participation this month from young people in the workforce.
No, those sixties young people did not sell out and become multinational corporate bureaucrats. They became consultants, but environmental consultants. They became attorneys, but defense attorneys. And they are not the ones trying to hold back change today, they are still working for positive change.
Stop for a moment, go to YouTube, and listen to Joni Mitchell sing the song she wrote 50 years ago this month. It starts “I came upon a child of God.” Here’s some of the lyrics that are as relevant today as then, for all of us.
"Well maybe it is just the time of year. Or maybe it’s the time of man. I don’t know who I am. But you know life is for learning."