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Nonsense
April 6, 2010
We are in this together — working for a world where every child is protected and honored, exactly as they are.
-Louise Derman-Sparks and Julie Olsen Edwards, Anti-bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves
A promotional booklet for the consulting firm Synecticsworld, contains this observation on the value of nonsense from the Dancing Wu Li Masters:

"The importance of nonsense can hardly be overstated.  The more clearly we experience something as 'nonsense', the more clearly we are experiencing the boundaries of our own self-imposed cognitive structures.

"'Nonsense' is that which does not fit into the prearranged patterns we have superimposed on reality....  Nonsense is nonsense only when we have not yet formed the point of view from which it makes sense."


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Encouraging programs to move beyond traditional parent and family involvement, this recently updated version of the book contains insights on what it takes to create and maintain effective partnerships that benefit young children the most.

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