Ecological pedagogy, Buddhist pedagogy, hermeneutic pedagogy : experiments in a curriculum for miracles / Jackie Seidel & David W. Jardine.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: "We are here, we are here." /Jackie Seidel & David W. Jardine -- 1. A curriculum for miracles / Jackie Seidel -- 2. Wabi sabi and the pedagogical countenance of names / Jackie Seidel and David Jardine -- 3. On the spring-squall arrival of a pine siskin (Carduelis pinus) / David Jardine -- 4. Reading the stones / Jackie Seidel -- 5. Translating water / David W. Jardine -- 6. Field Trip curriculum / Jackie Seidel -- 7. Story-time lessons from a dog named Fideles / David W. Jardine -- 8. Echolocations / Jackie Seidel [and others] -- 9. Hymn to the North Atlantic right whale / Jackie Seidel -- 10. Inquiry in black and white: an appreciation / David W. Jardine -- 11. The paperwhite's lesson plan / Jackie Seidel -- 12. "The memories of childhood have no order and no end": Pedagogical reflections on the occasion of the release, on October 9th 2009, of the re-mastered version of the Beatles' Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / David W. Jardine -- 13. Losing wonder: thoughts on nature, mortality, education / Jackie Seidel -- 14. In praise of radiant beings / David W. Jardine -- 15. Some thoughts on teaching as a contemplative practice / Jackie Seidel -- 16. An open letter after a tough class and an afterword to readers / David Jardine.

"This book explores three interrelated roots of scholarly work that have a supportive and elaborative affinity to authentic and engaging classroom inquiry: ecological consciousness, Buddhist epistemologies, philosophies and practices, and interpretive inquiry or «hermeneutics«. Although these three roots originate outside of and extend far beyond most educational literature, understanding them can be of immense practical importance to the conduct of rich, rigorous, practicable, sustainable, and adventurous classroom work for students and teachers alike. The authors collectively bring to these reflections decades of classroom experience in grades K-12 and the experience of supervising hundreds of student teachers in such settings as well as working regularly with schools and classroom teachers in their day-to-day work. The authors demonstrate, through several classroom examples, how ecology, Buddhism, and hermeneutics provide ways to re-invigorate the often-moribund discourse of education and bring a sense of beauty and rigorous joy to classroom life for teachers and students alike."--Publisher's website.