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Being Who You Are

On June 11, 2014   /   dyslexia, Mindstorms, NotYourFathersSchool, samba schools, Seymour Papert, summer camp, summer learning loss, summer reading, The Gow School, whole-child education  

A recurring moment in my life as an overnight camp administrator for many summers was when older campers and staff—many time “lifers” who had been campers and moved on—declared in some comfortable setting that “camp is the only place I can really be myself.” I never actually […]

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“Grand Unifying Theory” reblogged at ASCD Whole Child Blog

On March 27, 2014   /   ASCD, NotYourFathersSchool, whole-child education, whole-child learning  

I am delighted to let readers know that the previous post here, “A Whole-Child Education for Every Child: The Grand Unifying Theory of Education,” has been reblogged by ASCD at its Whole Child Blog. For those who support the idea of whole-child education and who believe that […]

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF TRADITIONAL LANDS

I here affirm that the offices from which I work are situated on lands that have a very long and continuing history as a locus of residence, livelihood, traditional expression, and exchange by the Massachusett, Wampanoag, Abenaki, Mohawk, Wabanaki, Hohokam, O’odam, Salt River Pima, and Maricopa people. The servers for this website are situated on Ute and Goshute land. We make this acknowledgment to remind ourselves, our educational partners, and our friends of our shared obligation to acknowledge and work toward righting the inequities and injustices that have alienated indigenous peoples from the full occupation and utilization of these spaces.