Teacher Tom

Teaching and learning from preschoolers

Thursday, January 17, 2019

I'm Not A Parenting Expert

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It was the end of the day. There were still a few children with their parents in the mud room while I was alone in the...
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Until It Becomes A Part Of Who We Are

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As I mentioned earlier in the week , we held an open house for prospective families over the weekend. Unlike many even...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Hard, Messy, Emotional

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We don't have a huge set of big wooden blocks, which is okay because we don't really have enough space for more...
Monday, January 14, 2019

"Yes, I'm Savoring It"

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On Saturday, our school held an open house for prospective families . Among the snack spread were a few sweets, includ...
Friday, January 11, 2019

One Of The Great Educational Myths

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I never pretend to know what kids will learn on any given day and, honestly, any teacher who does is either deluded or ...
Thursday, January 10, 2019

Chatting

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I’ve been either a parent or a teacher in a cooperative preschool for more than two decades. As a parent working in t...
Wednesday, January 09, 2019

The Ring Of Truth

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“This is the Ring of Truth.” He showed me the small metallic circle that I had tossed onto the playground in the morn...
Tuesday, January 08, 2019

They Simply Did What We Were Doing

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As clean up time approached, I began to survey the two-year-olds, "Is it clean-up time?" Some said, "Yes...
Monday, January 07, 2019

Infinite Possibilities

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If I understand the physicists and philosophers correctly (and there is an even chance that I don't) then all of u...
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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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