Childism – Mother Philosophy’s Newest Child

Tanu Biswas and Stefan Herzer The following is an email-interview with Dr. Tanu Biswas by Stefan Herzer, Association of Curative Educators, Switzerland. Translated from the original German and published here with permission. Preface by Stefan Herzer, Interviewer: Curative Pedagogy (Pedagogy for Children with Special Needs, German: Heilpädagogik) is the child of two mothers. Although it … Continue reading Childism – Mother Philosophy’s Newest Child

The Pandemic through a Childist Lens

John Wall The global coronavirus pandemic has upturned lives, livelihoods, economies, politics, global dynamics, and much else. The longer it drags on, the more profoundly it raises the question of what kind of world will eventually emerge from it. Public commentators in my own country, the United States, have applied different lenses to providing an … Continue reading The Pandemic through a Childist Lens

Supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement

The murder of George Floyd, an unarmed African-American, at the hands of Minneapolis police officers leaves us heartbroken but resolved. So many similar incidents have taken place for so many years in the United States and worldwide that an effective response requires radical social transformation to uproot deep systemic racism. We at the Childism Institute … Continue reading Supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement