This interview is part of the Democratic Education Network’s online magazine and forthcoming book, Transforming Education: Innovation for Sustainability in [ … ]
Beyond the Spice: What a Week in Thailand Taught Me About Voice and Privilege.
In December, I had the privilege of travelling to Thailand with students from Westminster University. I wrote a previous blog [ … ]
When Learning Becomes a Journey: Education, Democracy, and Field-Based Pedagogy
Having taught for over thirty years, I have long believed, much like Paulo Freire, that education rarely transforms the lives [ … ]
Campus life: Seeing Bangkok Through a Student’s Eyes
My friend summed up our field trip perfectly when she said, ‘We lived as locals, not tourists.’ That is precisely [ … ]
Learning Through Presence: Reflection from the Thailand Field Trip
This trip really opened my eyes in a way I could not have imagined. Being able to be in Thailand [ … ]
Uk-Tuks, Temples, and Talking Democracy: My Reflections from Thailand
In the famous city of London, there lived a group of students not connected by much. They all led their [ … ]
Sawadeeka! – My Reflections from Thailand:
One of the first things that struck me whilst driving through Bangkok was not the heat or the little traffic, [ … ]
Southeast Asia Back to Home
Where do I even begin? The trip I’ve been nonstop talking about since choosing this module has come and gone. [ … ]
Thailand: The Journey of a Lifetime
Thailand is a trip that’ll forever stay with me. Every single person I spent time with and made memories with [ … ]
Learning Democracy Beyond the Classroom: From Shy Observer to Global Delegate
When reflecting on the most significant aspects of the Thailand field trip, it is challenging to narrow them down to [ … ]
A Journey of Growth in Thailand
From the moment I arrived in Thailand, surrounded by unfamiliar streets, new faces, and a completely different culture, I knew [ … ]
More Than a Trip: Ten Days That Changed My Perspective.
Going to the other side of the globe with people I barely knew from class took an unexpected turn that [ … ]