31 July 2021 by activatelearning Leave a Comment

On Reading & Writing

"Tell her to read whatever interests her & protect her if someone declares what she's reading to be trash. No one can fathom what happens between a human being & written language."
From Barry Lopez's unforgettable advice to a father whose 15-yr-old daughter wants to be a writer. pic.twitter.com/uNj2kbCCuU
— Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane) November 19, 2017

I had to save this excerpt from Barry Lopez, About This Life which was shared by Robert McFarlane on Twitter recently.

Just read it, it’s beautiful.

About activatelearning

Helen Blunden believes that amazing things happen when people come together to learn while they work. She is passionate about helping people activate life long learning practices that express their knowledge, skills and talents openly in in their own unique ways; and to do so with courage so that they make sense of an ever changing world.