Category Archives: Opening

The Public School Challenge of Unschooling

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

I spent 24 years in various roles in public education. I believed in what I was doing. I learned about being a teacher by being a teacher, not going to “teacher school”. I learned it from mentors who saw in … Continue reading →

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Honoring Different Ways of Knowing

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

We spend so much time in schools developing programs and tests that honor only a limited range of ways of knowing… Daniel Tammet, an autistic savant, reminds us through his experiences why it is so crucial for us to honor different … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Wonder…

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods talks about the importance of allowing our children to have opportunities to develop their senses of wonder…

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10 Ways to Make 2011 a Year of Learning

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

One of my life goals is to continue to learn as much as I can about the world and how it works, about myself and my limits, and about how to make the world a more sustainable place for the … Continue reading →

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12 Gifts that Encourage Kids to Read

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

photo © 2009 Zechariah Judy | more info (via: WylioThis holiday make your gift-giving count for your young readers. Give them gifts that will encourage them to want to read…here are twelve suggestions for starters: A Basketful of Books – … Continue reading →

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Can Images Create Value?

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

Cross-posted on realmenreadwithkids.wordpress.com – Oct. 21, 2010 During the past few weeks I’ve been combing through our family photos – both print and digital – looking for images of men reading – my son, my husband, my dad, cousins, friends, … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Intellectual Freedom

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

Banned Books Week is today through Oct. 2, 2010. It’s a great time to read a banned or challenged book and remind everyone how important it is to our democracy to have intellectual freedom – the freedom to be able … Continue reading →

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Innovation in Education – #rscon10

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

This week as I traveled I listened to a story on NPR about the Concord Free Press living up to its name and actually giving away the books it publishes. The idea struck Hamilton Fitch of The Nation magazine as … Continue reading →

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There is only now…

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

Recently I saw the movie called Peaceful Warrior. This is no Academy Award winner, but the message in it is quite clear – “There is only now.” Every day we spend our moments planning, worrying, thinking about the past, the … Continue reading →

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