Featuring René Arcilla with Samantha Ha (guest host) and Chris Higgins (commentator)   Like most people, René Arcilla thought that the purpose of education was to equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to address pressing social problems. This episode highlights what he discovered instead -- a purpose of education that isn’t focused on acquisition, but has more to do with attraction, beauty, and mystery.

Featuring René Arcilla with Samantha Ha (guest host) and Chris Higgins (commentator) Like most people, René Arcilla thought that the purpose of education was to equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to address pressing social problems. This episode highlights what he discovered instead -- a purpose of education that isn’t focused on acquisition, but has more to do with attraction, beauty, and mystery.

Featuring René Arcilla with Samantha Ha (guest host) and Chris Higgins (commentator) &nbsp; Like most people, René Arcilla thought that the purpose of education was to equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to address pressing social problems. This episode highlights what he discovered instead -- a purpose of education that isn’t focused on acquisition, but has more to do with attraction, beauty, and mystery.

How can education be about acquiring nothing? (René Arcilla)

This is a podcast that aims to create moments of being “pulled up short” -- experiences of surprise and curiosity when we encounter an idea, text, or experience that challenges our ways of thinking and deeply held assumptions about the world.Each episode features a different insight, with each one asking us to entertain the possibility of a different worldview and re-examine some of our presuppositions.

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How can education be about acquiring nothing? (René Arcilla)

How can education be about acquiring nothing? (René Arcilla)