ABSTRACT
We are two educators and school administrators who believe that education is a human endeavor that must be passionate and prophetic. We believe that if educators are to make any difference in a world filled with injustice, indifference, despair, and environmental degradation, then we must take an approach to schooling different from the traditional philosophies and practices that have dominated education in America. We must become fully engaged in a soulful life as expressed and communicated autobiographically. In other words, the foundation of the educational process for members of the learning community is characterized by an openness to the wonder of the universe, a willingness to take risks, a commitment to life-long learning, an excitement about the discovery and construction of new ideas, an activist stance in the realm of the sociopolitical milieu of the local and global community, and an examination of the inner life. We believe that this vision will help those preparing to become teachers to work effectively with administrators and to have a meaningful and consequential impact upon the learning communities in which they participate.
