Framing the debate!
March 26, 2006 by Brent
This post “Creating a New Frame” by Miguel Guhlin at his blog Mousing Around – MGuelin.net will be a cornerstone of my thinking and reading in the coming months and longer. His article and the links in it resonate so much with my struggle and effort to make sense of “change making” within my K-12 community (and from a community based perspective).
Miquel received a recommendation from Dr. Janet Swenson’s to read a book called “don’t think of an elephant: know your values and frame the debate by George Lakoff” and it has set him off on trek into the social and political change arena. You can read the first 29 pages of the 129 page book on line or as a PDF download. I’ve begun the read and before finishing I had to blog this so I will keep it close to me.
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One Response to “Framing the debate!”
Thanks for sharing, Brent. Sometimes, I feel like I’m casting something out there. I never know if they’re pearls or not.
What’s frightening is that if this is right, the “frame” in use is built on an interpretation of the Bible. And, that means we’ve crossed the line of separation of church and state. I can’t remember when this has been done before since I’m not a student of history as much as I should be. So, has it happened before? And, what were the results?
Miguel Guhlin
http://www.mguhlin.net/blog