The Leader Who Is Hardly Known: Self-less Teaching From the Chinese Tradition
STEVEN SIMPSON, PHD
ISBN: 978-1-885473-51-6
SIZE: 6 x 9
PAGE COUNT: 202
“A commentary on the many commonalities and the occasional differences between Tao philosophy and experiential education theory and practice.”
The Leader Who is Hardly Known is a series of essays, each beginning with a brief story focusing on the experiences and lessons of a teacher called “the Leader Who is Hardly Known.” The stories are followed by Taoist quotes and the author’s thoughts relating to the story. Taoist philosophy can have deep meaning for experiential educators because of the focus on natural spontaneity and unself-conscious learning and teaching.
Written in an order that emphasizes personality traits that affect leadership, commonalities to experiential education programs, then the necessity of connection to the natural world, the essays contained are intentionally short and can stand alone for reference and guidance. The conclusion summarizes how the principles contained form a foundational philosophy for experiential education.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Section One: A Good Start
Chapter 1: The Arrogant Monkey/Humility in a Leader
Chapter 2: The Obsessed Rock Climber/Tolerance
Chapter 3: The Foxes of Isle Royale/Wu-Wei
Chapter 4: The Golden Carp/Good Enough is Good Enough
Chapter 5: The Runaway Horse/Calm Steadiness
Section Two: Teaching Tips
Chapter 6: The Boy Who Stepped on a Bee/ The Aftermath of Challenge
Chapter 7: Tao on a Tee Shirt /The Yin and the Yang
Chapter 8: The Evacuation/Both a Leader and Manager
Chapter 9: Birdwatching at Fifty/Teach When the Time is Right
Section Three: The Role of Nature
Chapter 10: The Inventor’s Mantle Clock/ In Nature We See Ourselves
Chapter 11: The Interrupted Stargazers/How to See Nature
Chapter 12: The Owl and the Lady’s Slipper/Nature’s Lessons
Section Four: Conclusion
Chapter 13: A Town Like Any Other/Toward a Tao Leadership
Notes
Bibliography