[Vision2020] Indigo Children:Child Prodigy Art

[Ted Moffett]

All:

There was an interesting long article about "Indigo Children" in the March
13, 2006 Spokesman Review, section B page 1 and 5.  Consider that both
sources Donovan gave are clearly biased against finding value in the
concept, the Wiki article with warnings that the content is in dispute, and
the "skepdic" web site being what it says it is, "skeptical."  Skeptical is
good!  I'm skeptical of Donovan's dismissing the concept of "Indigo
Children" with three words, "made up garbage."  Look in the mirror!

If this concept is "made up garbage," consider that there is a school in
Coeur d'lane named "School Indigo."  To quote from the Spokesman Review
article:

"Their thought processes usually operates a little differently."says Sydnee
Wright, director of School Indigo, a private alternative school in Coeur
d'lane.  "They tend to think outside the box.  They tend to think very
large."

The article raises the question about whether the "Indigo Child" is just
another label for something else already categorized, like "gifted" or
"genius," or a positive concept to label something more negative, like ADHD.

However, the article discusses the lives of several children who some
consider "Indigo Children," and these children are not just misbehaved and
malfunctioning:

"A Post Falls girl, 11 year old art prodigy, Akiane Kramarik, was featured
in the recent indigo documentary."

"At the age of 4, she had a tremendous spiritual transformation," says her
mother, Foreli Kramarik.  "This is when she started sharing about her
visions of heaven and little by little I began believing."

Akiane's art work can be viewed at:

http://www.artakiane.com

And what do I think?  I think we put children into far too many "boxes,"
labels based on incomplete understanding of human individuality and the
complexity of the human organism.  And I think many children who resist
conforming to a traditional school setting are not just "misbehaving."  I
think it is unrealistic to expect all children to sit quietly in desks in
rows at the commands of adults.  Many talented children who who resists this
sort of educational setting do not have a "pathology," in my opinion, but in
fact may be more inward and creative in their thinking, thus resisting the
demands of conformity.  And given what many societies expect children to
conform to, this might be viewed in a positive light.

However, I'm not interested in more labels to impose upon the uniqueness of
each individual, such as "Indigo Child."  On the other hand, however much
the origins or theory of the "Indigo Child" should be questioned, it does
provide a context in which to provide cultural protection for gifted
children who might be otherwise labeled in some negative or pathological
manner, resulting in the stifling of their individuality and gifts.

Consider that many of the most passionately held religious beliefs, when
examined under the glaring light of logic and fact, can also easily be
dismissed as, "made up garbage."

Ted Moffett



On 8/2/06, Ellen Roskovich <gussie443 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>   *On giving some of those websites a quick glance, it looks like
> parents trying to find an excuse for badly behaved children.  Also noticed
> that these websites are quick to make your pocketbook lighter. . . for a
> price they'll tell you how to deal with your little darling.*
>
> *Ellen A. Roskovich*
>
>   ------------------------------
> From:  *"J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>*
> To:  *vision2020 at moscow.com*
> Subject:  *[Vision2020] Change of Subject - Children*
> Date:  *Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:35:37 -0700*
> >Has anyone heard of "Indigo Children"?  Can you explain it to me or if it
> >even exits?  If it does, what ways are KNOWN to treat these wee ones that
> >works?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >J  :]
> >
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