Glenn Aparicio Parry PhD, (Spanish, Basque and Jewish) is an educator, psychologist, and entrepreneur whose passion is reforming education into a coherent, cohesive whole. He is the president of SEED Graduate Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico. SEED Graduate Institute offers a model of a synergistic, interconnected curriculum based in indigenous ways of knowing. SEED is currently preparing the “WISDOM FROM THE ORIGINS” (The Mayan Calendar and Other Prophecies on the Future of Humanity) Conference, September 13-17, 2012, in Albuquerque, NM. “Come listen and participate as we gather in circle and co-create our future together. Be a part of the change you seek in the world today. This conference is both a great opportunity and a sacred responsibility to help return the world to a natural order of peace and harmony.”

www.seedgraduateinstitute.org/glenn-aparicio-parry-phd

Glenn speaks with Joanna about reforming education into a coherent, cohesive whole; “is it possible to have an original thought?;” language, land and psyche, our tribal origins; a holistic education; the different ways of knowing; “thinking and thanking;” “indigenizing;” SEED conference: deep listening/group mind…

Music: “Heta! (Chorus Line)” (from “Bushmen Of The Kalahari ‎– Bushmen Of The Kalahari“) by Sarafina Ditshabue and the Bakgalagadi Cultural Group