Hello all, happy early spring to those of you who are experiencing it! Here in western Colorado, we’ve got our tiny rainy season going on. what are you doing in your communities, in your gardens, in your organizing spaces? what kind of cool praxis have you got going on?
What does praxis mean in this context? I know it to be a certification test, but I don’t think that what is meant here. Maybe I am not participating in this community enough. It’s pretty much still winter here, also. Sunny this weekend!!
that’s a good question! my understanding is that praxis means the practical application of a theory; like, for example, if you’re a socialist then praxis could involve sharing those ideas with friends/family, creating socialist spaces like community gardens or little free libraries/etc, or organizing your workplace. and it doesn’t just have to be socialism, though that’s the context i’ve heard it used in the most. for me, solarpunk is the theory and these practical application questions give me ideas about praxis. does that help? hope i don’t come off as too mansplain-y!
In my language (Latvian) we use praxis if not daily then often. It just means “a way of doing things”. In educational terms it’s an internship.
So it’s not necessarily an application of theory because it doesn’t imply you know any theory. It’s just practical action.
That said what you said isn’t wrong, I just wanted to expand on it since it’s a common term I use.
Thanks for the explanation! Your explanation, and what @auzas_1337 shared, make sense. The certification I mentioned has to do with teaching and is maybe like a practicum. If it isn’t obvious by now, my Latin is not great haha.
oh yeah, the Praxis test! I remember that from back in the day when i was in school to be a teacher. that’s the subject-matter test, right? like, if you’re going to be a math teacher it’s the test that proves you can do math?
Well it is funny you say math teacher, my elderly mother was that, but went to school in the 90s to get a degree. This is probably where I remember this from. Maybe not a thing now. She can definitely math haha. She could teach folks to multiply and divide in abnormal ways, trying to meet their learning needs.