In the organizer's words:

Anyone who thinks Brecht's "The Education of Millet" is just a harmless piece of nature is very much mistaken. Behind the seemingly simple image of growing and becoming, a poem of surprising complexity unfolds - a text that tells as much about the world as it does about the people who act in it.

In this workshop, the Netzwerk Naturwissen invites pupils to approach this multi-layered work with curious eyes. We consciously change perspectives: How does a historian read the poem, which places Brecht's text in the slipstream of political upheaval? What threads does a literary scholar discover when she follows the language, the images and the structure of the poem? And what does a biologist see, who is immediately struck by the silent knowledge about soil, weather and growth? A surprisingly rich panorama emerges from these different perspectives. The text begins to shine because it is no longer read one-dimensionally, but as what it is: a little parable about insight, patience and dealing wisely with reality.

In the end, we bring all the perspectives together, like harvest grains that only come together to form a full sack. The result is a picture that is more than the sum of its parts, and Brecht's poem reveals itself in all its subtle, sometimes unruly beauty. The aim of the workshop is therefore to develop an understanding of how economic, ecological and political power relations influence agriculture and food. The aim is to establish links between the historical context, current food policy and potential individual options for action.

A workshop for anyone who wants to be irritated, inspired and a little educated by literature. (From grade 11)