Author's Note:
In English, we use two different words to describe growing in knowledge. “To learn” is from a Germanic root meaning “to find and follow a track.” It is a thing we do ourselves, moving from a periphery of ignorance toward a centre defined by our searching. “To be educated” comes from a Latin root meaning “to lead out.” The word itself is a colonial imposition for a thing that is done to us, drawing us toward a centre another has defined. This poem is about the moment learning and becoming educated shear away from one another--the moment the identity of “student” becomes the antithesis of “child.” It is a poem about growing up at the edge of many worlds and watching the ones you belong to slip away.
Author's Note:
In English, we use two different words to describe growing in knowledge. “To learn” is from a Germanic root meaning “to find and follow a track.” It is a thing we do ourselves, moving from a periphery of ignorance toward a centre defined by our searching. “To be educated” comes from a Latin root meaning “to lead out.” The word itself is a colonial imposition for a thing that is done to us, drawing us toward a centre another has defined. This poem is about the moment learning and becoming educated shear away from one another--the moment the identity of “student” becomes the antithesis of “child.” It is a poem about growing up at the edge of many worlds and watching the ones you belong to slip away.
Author's Note:
In English, we use two different words to describe growing in knowledge. “To learn” is from a Germanic root meaning “to find and follow a track.” It is a thing we do ourselves, moving from a periphery of ignorance toward a centre defined by our searching. “To be educated” comes from a Latin root meaning “to lead out.” The word itself is a colonial imposition for a thing that is done to us, drawing us toward a centre another has defined. This poem is about the moment learning and becoming educated shear away from one another--the moment the identity of “student” becomes the antithesis of “child.” It is a poem about growing up at the edge of many worlds and watching the ones you belong to slip away.
Author's Note:
In English, we use two different words to describe growing in knowledge. “To learn” is from a Germanic root meaning “to find and follow a track.” It is a thing we do ourselves, moving from a periphery of ignorance toward a centre defined by our searching. “To be educated” comes from a Latin root meaning “to lead out.” The word itself is a colonial imposition for a thing that is done to us, drawing us toward a centre another has defined. This poem is about the moment learning and becoming educated shear away from one another--the moment the identity of “student” becomes the antithesis of “child.” It is a poem about growing up at the edge of many worlds and watching the ones you belong to slip away.
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