This is the third blog post in the Reclaiming Joy series. I am only in the classroom as a pedagogical companion/consultant now. But I do remember: for me, teaching often felt like play…fluid, creative, guided by flexibility of thinking and mental rules, and...
Every child is intelligent, resourceful, competent, and driven toward relationship with other people and the world. But not every child grows up believing this about himself. Not every child is invited to show these things to the world. These days, academic...
Angry, disheartened, and heart-broken after George Floyd’s murder, I vented by re-sharing a post on Facebook acknowledging that my white privilege allows me to do all sorts of everyday things (walk to the store, for example) without fear of dying. A wise...
In my local newspaper today there is an article about a nearby school district considering a year-round school schedule. As one who is trying to figure out how to make meaningful changes in the public school context… how to provide for children an education that...
The second edition of The Evolution Of Courage: The Power Of Imagination And Intellect To Conquer Fear is now available in pdf form online here and will soon be available for purchase in print.
I am honored to be presenting, along with Lella Gandini, U.S. Liaison for the Dissemination of the Reggio Approach, Susan Mackay Director of Teaching and Learning at Opal School, Mary Driebe, and teachers from Sabot At Stony Point School at the 2017 Spring...
