When did children lose their love of learning?
When they were told to conform,
To forget their being,
To discard interests, agency, creativity
My own complicity
In the stifling of identity
Authenticity, a digression of the self,
A dissolution of swarming
Complexities
When did I gain my love of learning?
The burning crucible
Of curiosity
Set aflame by rejection of conformity
Constraints, curriculum, crushing expectations
and a world disintegrating
fires of digressions
When is conformity an expression of authenticity?
When is authenticity just another form of conformity?
Jan 30, 2025
Jan 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM UTC
When did children lose their love of learning?
When they were told to conform,
To forget their being,
To discard interests, agency, creativity
My own complicity
In the stifling of identity
Authenticity, a digression of the self,
A dissolution of swarming
Complexities
When did I gain my love of learning?
The burning crucible
Of curiosity
Set aflame by rejection of conformity
Constraints, curriculum, crushing expectations
and a world disintegrating
fires of digressions
When is conformity an expression of authenticity?
When is authenticity just another form of conformity?
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