Gifted Children IV - Telling the Truth in Slant

Description

Why is it necessary to tell the truth in slant? To quote Jacob Needleman: “People are asleep. People are deluded. If you tell them really straight out what the situation is….” The ellipsis implies that they do not hear. In this course you will explore some of the means of truthful indirection, learn to read the truth told slant, and to write it. You will be gentled into thinking about applications for such indirection in your own thinking and in the thinking of your students. You will read parables from Franz Kafka and Soren Kierkegaard, epigrams from Heraclitus, haiku from Sodo, Buson and Basho, and poems from James Wright and Ted Kooser.

Course Type

This is a non-classroom, self-directed, independent study courses, which may include DVDs, CDs, audio/video tapes or other materials and assignments to be returned by mail. Some traditional courses are all home study, others require visits to various locations in the area being studied, and some offer a choice of both. You may earn between one and four semester hours of credit for a Traditional Course, depending on the course you choose.

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Course Notes

• All materials are included in the tuition fee for this course.
• This course must be completed within one year from the date of enrollment.

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