Teacher Tom

Teaching and learning from preschoolers

Friday, October 30, 2026

The Ability to Forget and Be Forgotten

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In her book  Monsters  Claire Dederer considers the question of what to do about artists who have created beloved works of a...
Thursday, October 29, 2026

Humans Are Ultra Social Learning Machines

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Most of us take it for granted that human beings are smarter than other animals. After all, we have exceptionally large brai...
Wednesday, October 28, 2026

It's a Pretty Good Joke

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There is no evidence that Albert Einstein said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again...
Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Cobbling Together a Perfectly Age-Appropriate Curriculum

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Rog was in love with Marian, who loved him back. It was one of those cute preschool romances where children were exploring t...
Monday, October 26, 2026

Countering Alienation With Connection: Play Can Save Humanity

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Yesterday, I listened to Pink Floyd's masterpiece  The Wall . The album came out in 1979. I was a high school senior and...
Friday, October 23, 2026

She Was Meant for Life

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Many young children arrive on our doorsteps ready to attend to us, to what we point out to them, to sing our songs, to play ...
Thursday, October 22, 2026

The Poopie Head Faction

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I've always trusted preschoolers to make their own rules, or rather agreements, for the classroom. If you're interes...
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Teacher Tom
Seattle, Washington, United States
I am a preschool teacher, blogger, speaker, artist and the author of Teacher Tom's First Book. After nearly 20 years as the preschool teacher at the Woodland Park Cooperative School teaching children from 2-5, I'm now working with businesses and other institutions to help make high-quality, play-based preschool education a possibility for children everywhere.
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