Tag Archives: anthropology

Raising children is like baking

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Stephen Blendell

In the previous post below I explored the often used analogies between digestion and learning. This food analogy isn’t limited to education. We often joke that a pregnant woman “has a bun in the oven.” In Japan this cooking analogy is developed … Continue reading →

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“After school we have fun.”

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Stephen Blendell

The unfortunate quote above is from a six year-old. It shows a split or gulf between normal life and school. It also shows a difference between the way humans lived and learnt as hunter-gatherers and how we live and learn … Continue reading →

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Rites of passage an answer for disaffected youth

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Stephen Blendell

“When I was 14, I was taken out into the bush and circumcised. Then,” says Nelson Mandela in his autobiography, “I knew I was a man.” No confusion there. He knew he was adult, he had his identity and it … Continue reading →

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