by David L. Witt | Nov 4, 2017 | Woodcraft Philosophy (Lifecraft)
In the three previous Lifecraft essays, I have discussed the Nine Principles, the Fourfold Path, and Learning as Transformation. This time I want to present a brief discussion of several Seton short stories. Seton vividly illustrates the lessons of Lifecraft through...
by David L. Witt | Oct 26, 2017 | Woodcraft Philosophy (Lifecraft)
In this essay, I am taking a somewhat different tact, using by permission, the Learning Model of the Academy for the Love of Learning. This has been developed over many years and is explored through the Academy’s programs. I believe Seton would have understood this...
by David L. Witt | Oct 17, 2017 | Woodcraft Philosophy (Lifecraft)
The drawing above shows the Fourfold path, or Lifecraft Way. Seton’s directional graph was inspired by the worldview of American Indians and First Nations Peoples with whom he studied and from whom he learned the outdoors skills, natural history, and ethics that...
by David L. Witt | Oct 9, 2017 | Woodcraft Philosophy (Lifecraft)
“All boys [and girls!] are born good, are the children of God, and need only to be developed under sound leadership.” – Ernest Thompson Seton, Blazes on the Trail (1928) “In our work, we open to the heart of learning itself and rest upon a deep trust that the seeds of...
