charles kouns

charles kouns has written 4 posts for Cooperative Catalyst

A Thin Line Between Silence and Voice

Posted by charles kouns ⋅ May 19, 2013 ⋅ 2 Comments

A few days ago, David Loitz, Imagining Learning’s Seed Steward, posted a rough cut of a new film he is making about the Voices of the young people (and some of the adults) who have been involved in Listening Sessions. In watching it, in listening to those familiar faces and voices that I met just … Continue reading →

The Care of Your Soul Became Mine

Posted by charles kouns ⋅ December 18, 2012 ⋅ 2 Comments

I would like to remove some rocks from your field so that you can plant more wheat. And those hills I see that are part of you, I have some trees in mind for them and flowering grasses, so that you won’t erode when the elements pour. Are we not lovers? Cannot I speak to … Continue reading →

Creating a National Collective Voice of Young People

Posted by charles kouns ⋅ June 13, 2012 ⋅ 20 Comments

“School is constantly causing us to forget who we are in the first place. I’m not dropping out, I’m choosing to leave. I’m choosing to not follow their plan. Yes, it works for a lot of people, but most of them are only in school because they’ve all become too oblivious to themselves and too … Continue reading →

Springtime in Education

Posted by charles kouns ⋅ April 16, 2012 ⋅ 30 Comments

Near the end of my mother’s 79th year, she fell and broke her hip. As the surgeon readied for the operation, a physical exam revealed she had lung cancer. My mother would not consent to chemotherapy, but instead to a long series of radiation treatments. She looked at me and said, “I don’t want my … Continue reading →