What is Contemplative Education and what are some ways to introduce it into higher education in Mexico?
Jane M. Mackler, Argelia Peña Aguilar, Karina Camacho Serena “When teaching, three important paths must be taken—intellectual, emotional and spiritual—and none can be ignored. Reduce teaching to intellect, and it becomes a cold abstraction; reduce it to emotions, and it becomes narcissistic; reduce it to the spiritual, and it loses its anchor to the world. Intellect, emotion, and spirit depend on one another for wholeness. They are interwoven in the human self and in education (at its best).” (Palmer,1998, p. 4) In other words, intellect, emotions and spirit are essential elements in the process of becoming the best teacher, student and human being one can be. It is not just about the content of the subject and the teaching methods or strategies, but also about the people with whom we are working and the academic components. This philosophy of education supports the notion that teaching and learning is a never-ending process of transforming human potential into human performance. How c
