Teacher Tom

Teaching and learning from preschoolers

Thursday, April 13, 2023

"I'm Not Sated"

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I was 28-years-old when Irish singer Sinead O'Connor released an album entitled I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got. Th...
Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Turning The Other Cheek

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In the gospel of Matthew, Jesus says, "You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But...
Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Exactly What They Need

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Humans aren't very good at hiding our emotions. Our faces, hands, feet, and bodies tell the tale of what we are feeling ...
Monday, April 10, 2023

"Let Your Feelings Flourish And Get One With Your Life Of Doing"

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Chihuly glass There is more reason in your body than in your best wisdom.  ~Friedrich Nietzsche    The stereotypical argumen...
Friday, April 07, 2023

DIY Baby!

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Two days ago, my wife did an amazing thing.  She was born with thick, curly, red hair. It's one of the reasons that peop...
Thursday, April 06, 2023

Is Hierarchy Natural?

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"When Sammy put the paper on the wall She put the parlor paper in the hall Then she papered up the chairs She papered a...
Wednesday, April 05, 2023

Creating A Culture Of Inclusion

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When our daughter Josephine was a preschooler, she would complain, "I wanted to play with her, but when I asked to play...
Tuesday, April 04, 2023

What If Our Tendency To Get Distracted Is Actually A Superpower?

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We live in an age of distraction. The average office worker checks their email inbox 77 times a day. Our phones have become ...
Monday, April 03, 2023

The Urge To Help

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We were playing with our classroom "catapults," crude ping pong ball shooting devices that are not really catapult...
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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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