Traditions, rituals, arts and crafts, parenting,
and life skills are all passed on through mentoring by people with knowledge, wisdom, time, patience and a vested interest in nurturing healthy, integrated individuals in vibrant growing communities. Mentoring is a balanced holistic approach to enable and empower the next generations.
Why then, do we forfeit our role in this process to education providers
who favour competition rather than collaboration;
the good of the individual over the Common Good;
rapid acquisition of knowledge
rather than the slow fermentation and development of foundational life skills?
Older people with accumulated life experience and wisdom are being supplanted by
'peer mentors' and knowledge filled graduates.
We need more mentoring and apprenticeship schemes.