Course Series Overview
"Grandfather never answered any of our questions the way most people would answer a question. He would either point us in the direction of the answer, or ask us a series of questions, all designed to make us think. A "coyote teacher" makes every learning experience exciting, something we desperately want to know. He planned each lesson like a chess game or jigsaw puzzle, where one teaching led to another. But he never forced any teaching on us; instead, he maneuvered the situation so we had to know, had to go on. "How do we build a shelter?" we would ask. He would answer "Ask the squirrels." We would ask "How does a bow-drill fire work?" and he would answer "Rub your hands together." Or we would ask "How can we track foxes better?" and he would reply "Track mice." He made each teaching special, exciting, and something we desperately needed to know. And as always, the lessons would go far deeper than just the superficial, reaching to all realms of our lives."
-- Field Guide to Nature and Survival for Children
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Course Prerequisites
Way of the Coyote
Philosophy 2
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Course Description
This class will deal with some of the many approaches that can be used to teach Grandfather’s Philosophy to children. It will include many of the lessons and workshops that Grandfather used to teach these sacred philosophies to Tom and Rick when they first met him at the age of 7, as well as a rich assortment of parables and stories that Grandfather used to tell, all of them still applicable to the modern times our children live in today. And, of course, this class will contain a healthy assortment of Coyote Teachings that can be used to inspire and direct children — but never forget that these same approaches and teachings can also be used to reach adults.
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