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Maiia: Crayons were a very acceptable persuit for girls in 1960s - I wouldn't have learned to paint if I didn't have crayons as a child."
'The object of education is for the student
to take the next step!'
Little Beethoven wouldn't have got on the grand-goanna if he lived in Arakun. Lol- I was trying to think of a nearby village that wouldnt have a piano but that's presumptious. Tablelands bought a Steinway in 2007.
(The Prince and the Pauper) (Nova Cento - 1900 )- De Niro, Depardieu, Donald Sutherland etc 1976 2 works exploring the stratification in the European caste system. Which we sorta adopted in Australia.
Commerce-driven culture has encouraged the myth of Talent - which is a fascinating place somewhere between obsessive, completely mad and sensible commited hard work. Lol.
Nourishing individual and collective soul.
Terry Doyle uses the saying - music-biz is 10 % talent, 10 % dedication, an' 80 % bullshit, with the Emma Louise's rejoinder - which bit is this?
MAIIA: I started looking at Australian cultural self-esteem in the context of social history because students began saying wistfully - "I wish I could..."
I would say You CAN DO IT in return they would offer 5 self-defeating reasons explaining why they cannot.
SOME VERY COOL PEOPLE... Australian Jon Hawkes Alfred Adler- Individual Psychology Csikszentmihalyi (Mick to us) FLOW ABRAHAM MASLOW - Hierarchy of Needs
Maiia: Ignoring freaks of genius - Majority 'special' talented people I've met or read about are really hard-working. Australia's been built by really hard-working people it is a foundation of Australian culture.
Keep progressing though obstacles appear. I guess instead of focussing on the obastacle you remain focused on dreams and ideals. Not just income focus - when we need to look at outcome.
Culture Jamming SUSTAINABILITY IN ARTS AND CULTURE
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