“We recognize what has always been true, if often dismissed–that is, that we exist in a web of mutuality.” [Several years ago, I wrote about the role of partnerships in schools. Below the brackets is part of what I wrote. I am struck with the ongoing relevance of this kind of thinking and of the […]
Links to Blog Entries Re: SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT
[I have been writing and thinking a lot recently about the role that Student Engagement has to play in successful learning. In advance of a chance to speak to our parents and families on April 5th, I thought it might be useful to provide links to those earlier entries regarding this critical issue, as I […]
How Summer Camp Should Inform School
I was reminded of this entry today and have been thinking of its relevance, particularly this sentence…”At a good camp one finds not only that there are things greater than oneself, but that one is a vital part of those greater things.”
Prioritizing Student Engagement in the Liminal Space
In a blog entry several years ago I wrote this about rites of passage:I have always been fascinated with rites of passage as they make ritual from the incomprehensible space between one stage of life and the next. Rites of passage represent moments where we are between and therefore we are nowhere—not where we were and not quite […]
Convergence and Permission: SUN and STAX and the Creative Community
“Artists, in fact learners of any kind, thrive in a supportive context and when given permission to experiment and collaborate.” In June of 2015 my family and I moved to Memphis from Atlanta. In our brief time here we have tried to learn about our new town, and we have visited places that define it: Graceland, The […]
W;T and the Purpose of Connection
“Becoming educated inherently includes the demand that we learn not to see ourselves as living in a vacuum, but rather that we see ourselves as inextricably linked to one another. The high purpose of that education is to make the world within our reach better for our presence. This high purpose includes as well […]