Several things stuck out to me in this film but I feel I must record some feelings. I can completely relate to his experience. He received inspiration of truth. He knew it was true, but he was required to prove it by his mentor. I am not sure this requirement was good. It did give the rest of the world a pathway into the validity of his theories. It gave him credibility in his lifetime. But how many of his theories were lost in the need to prove just one or two of his theories out of the many he had? How much time was wasted in the mentor-driven routine when there was untapped genius that ended up not having time to be shared?
When I started on my quest to homeschool my youth, I was very idealistic. I wanted a program, a system that would allow for maximum agency yet allow for enough structure that there was a format that would bring minds together on similar issues so they had common ground to discuss and share and learn and grow together.
I wanted a way to take all the amazing subjects, topics, everything that was possible to learn and wanted to organize it so I could capture everything. Everything. All truth brought together in a system that made sense. Connections. Application. Context. I know that the more context and connection a student can experience with a subject the greater their chance to truly learn. Connections can be made not only with other knowledge and in context but with the many different ways that we can interact with a subject (the Multiple Intelligence theory).
I started feeling a way to educate, discovering patterns and truths in ways that I saw Ramajudan discover mathematical theories and connections. I too am finding mathematical patterns and truth in the field of education: I just use words, visuals and ideas to demonstrate the patterns.
The other day, I was playing with my visual of the seven monthly themes and seeking more truths in connections. Do you see the power of this? We have so much information contained and associated with each of these themes. To be able to further our understanding between the different themes will help us align our understanding about how all those principles and information can be interchanged and applied.
I understand the young man's frustration in needing to explain and clarify. When I first did Vanguard, I just did what felt right. When people would ask why I would do it, I couldn't really explain. I would just say it felt right. Over time, through the help of many others, we have discovered ways to communicate the "proofs" behind the theory, but like with Ramajudan, I feel like the truths exist in the forms that I felt inspired about and to find the proofs and explanation have not been easy. In truth, at times I have felt very broken.
But this movie resonates with me on a deep level, helping me understand the importance of the proofs but also the danger of not taking enough time to record all of the vision and the overall truths. I could feel his frustration and the sacrifice that was made on his part to try and make sure these ideals were not lost with him.
Sigh. The work is great but the truths are too beautiful to be lost. I feel like Ramadan, with all those beautiful truths in my head and the overwhelming compulsion to record them, to discover them, to teach them and share them.
Incredible movie. Words cannot capture it.
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