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  1. Mar 2022
  2. Oct 2020
    1. The recital of the creation myth is believed to restore order to the chaos caused by the death of a person. Ngaju people believes that death creates disorder and destruction of the cosmos, which must be continually recreated if life is to continue. By allowing the sangiang to possess the tukang hanteran and recite the creation myth, the cosmos is being restored.

      Looking for Hans Sharer's 1963 account of the Ngaju creation myth... I want to know what the hornbill says to his three children

    1. Scharer, Hans. (1963).

      Searching for this source: The epigraph from Culture in Process a 1967 textbook. The epigraph references a folktale where "the hornbill" want to impart some wisdom onto "My white-colored children, you three." (Sharer 1963:188).

  3. Sep 2020
    1. examples of experiences

      What does Dewey mean by "examples of experiences"? What kinds of experiences might "pupils" be having? and How does Dewey evaluate those experiences?

    2. experience

      What kinds of "experiences" do YOU have in school?

      (before you reply, see the annotations above to fully understand and respond to what we think Dewey means by "experiences").

    3. We shall operate blindly and in confusion until we recognize this fact

      Dewey is mentioning a period of chaos and confusion that comes in between the process of breaking out of traditional ways of thinking and doing ("philosophy and practice") and the new progressive ways. I guess this coordinated with the axiom 'things get worse before they get better'

      I can see the 'Process/Sequence' pattern of development in this kind of claim.

    4. problem

      Hmm, Dewey seems to be setting up this text by using the "problem and solution" pattern of development!

      Keep track of the "problems" and "solutions" in your notes. Copy examples from the text, AND record YOUR OWN ideas and responses.

    5. growth

      this keyword, "growth," sounds like a connotation of 'organic' or 'natural,' and juxtaposed to the keyword "artificial," it reminds me of the opening line of Chapter 1: "Mankind likes to think in terms of extreme opposites."

      Can you remember seeing this theme of Growth/Living vs. Artificial/Manufactured in other readings from this unit?

    6. It is, accordingly, a much more difficult task to work out the kinds of materials, of methods, and of social relationships that are appropriate to the new education than is the case with traditional education.

      It seems like Dewey is asking the reader to embark on a project with him: to think of what materials, methods, and social relationships are appropriate for a "new" education.