Hanahauoli School
Introducing Progressive Philosophy & ...

It is with great pleasure that we write this inaugural post for our newly established blog, “Progressive Philosophy and Pedagogy: A Blog for Progressive Educators”. Designed to support the development of school communities that promote a better future society for today’s children, this online publication aims to further the worldwide progressive education movement by creating a collective thinkspace for progressive educators. Characterized by community, collaboration, diverse perspectives, social justice, the thoughtful exchange of ideas, inquiry, reflection, and informed action--this electronic publication will function as a cyber-commons of sorts. It is a place where progressive philosophers and practitioners, from across the globe, can connect through community and inquiry as they work together to carry out the movement’s important commitment to the intersection of democracy and education.

Progressive Education

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The School Archives: A Place to Document, Learn From, Reflect On, and Plan Forward the Ongoing Construction of a School’s Progressive Education Mission

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An important part of the Hanahau‘oli School Entering Teacher Collaborative (previously featured in this blog) is the opportunity for new teachers to visit the school archives to learn more about the school’s history and progressive education philosophy. To prepare for our time together in this special place, new teachers read about the history of Hanahau‘oli on the school’s website, select and read an additional piece of writing from a former head of school (e.g. Palmer, Mills, Hurley, Peters, Pohl), and they generate questions about what they want to know more about related to the school's history and culture. On the day that we gather in this special place, the teachers' have time to journal, learn about key documents and artifacts, and most importantly use the objects in the room to reflect on their own progressive education practice and explore questions about the school’s history together.

Primal Wonder: Exploring Where Philosophy Begins and Should Not End with Dr. Thomas Jackson

In Theaetetus 155 D, Plato asserts that wonder is the nature of a philosopher, and that philosophy begins in wonder. He goes on to say that it is the “sense of wonder that is the mark of the philosopher. Philosophy indeed has no other origin” (1961, 155d). Thomas Jackson, a Specialist in the Philosophy Department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has dedicated his life’s work to exploring the intimate connection between philosophy and wonder.