Poster 52: Education is an act of human symbiosis. The realm of education is dynamic. Students and teachers are ever-changing. The definitions of what it means to serve either role are constantly redefined, and refined, responding especially to changing cultural necessities. Subsequently, it is important to create spaces that foster such exploration. Symbiosis: A Library for Education Studies should be a laboratory where Middlebury students can interact with local elementary and high school-age students, and in which each can learn from the other. It should provide the framework for dialogue concerning education and education studies with an emphasis on collaboration. Symbiosis should tell a story; Symbiosis should tell many stories. It can honor all ways of moving through space. There are multiple ways to access the textures of life; we can feel texture with all five senses. Ultimately, this library is a flexible space where all may seek out discovery.
