Laurie
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Early Childhood Educator |
| Location | Portland, Oregon |
| Introduction | I spent my twenties in and out of school and low wage jobs trying to find my authentic career and right livelihood, after dropping out of a pre-law program one course short of graduation. In 1987 I was hired to care for the baby of friends - they were studying RIE, I was studying the History of Mothering in an M.A. program. Serendipitously it all came together and I ended up at Pacific Oaks, where I was a student or adjunct faculty member until 2009. During that time I decided that I wanted to spend more time with babies and began my family child care program. Every three years, starting in 1993, I have begun a new cohort of babies who stay with me for three years. I began my eighth cohort in the fall of 2014. I live with my partner Terri in a little old house, with an out of control garden and a strange little dog. After years of teaching "Early Childhood Themes and Lifecycle Issues" I feel that I'm beginning to grow into the wisdom of aging that we discussed so much in that class. |
| Interests | How we know what we know and why we do what we do. Creating a more just, peaceful and sustainable world. Reading, knitting, playing in the garden, Buddhist & Jewish thought, and more. |
| Favorite movies | I don't watch many movies because I'm sensitive to visual over-stimulation. My favorite genre is documentaries. |
| Favorite music | From what's on my ipod: Sweet Honey in the Rock, Aurora Chorous, Jennifer Berezan, Cheryl Wheeler, Debbie Friedman, Judy Fjell, Motherlode, Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield, Sara Thomsen, Steven Walters, Terri and Gwen, Betsy Rose, indie folk type music |
| Favorite books | So very many - Ivan Illich's Deschooling Society changed my life most when it inspired me to question my education and drop out of college the first time. More to be added. |