Tuesday, March 21, 2023

"Education Is A Process Of Living"

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Recently, one of our toilets stopped flushing: the chain that connects the tank lever to the flapper had broken. I cycled to...
Monday, March 20, 2023

Work And Hobbies

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I enjoy cooking. I enjoy eating out as well, but the truth is that I'm always a little disappointed when 3 p.m. rolls ar...
Friday, March 17, 2023

Doing Harmful Things In The Name Of Schooling

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The long-term effects of the things we do to children in schools is a notoriously difficult thing to capture in research. Ge...
Thursday, March 16, 2023

We Hurry Children, But At What Cost?

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Several years ago, I had an aisle seat on a flight from Perth to Sydney in Australia. To my right, in the center and window ...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023

When We "Shed The Self"

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When we moved into our new home, I found a stack of notepads in a kitchen drawer. The former owners must have been card play...
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Preserving And Restoring Childhood

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There is a new nature preserve near my home. I was told by a naturalist working on the project that it will one day be ...
Monday, March 13, 2023

That's The Real Waste Of Time

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The boy wanted to figure out how to "walk on a ladder." It was one of the step-stool style ladders that live on th...
Friday, March 10, 2023

Smokin' In The Boys Room

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In this world of trends, I'm probably already too late, but I've been reading about the so-called TikTok protests b...
Thursday, March 09, 2023

A Wall To Keep The Others Out

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The two of them, a boy and a girl, built a wall. They had the entire checker board rug to themselves, they had all the baby ...