Teacher Tom

Teaching and learning from preschoolers

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Shooting At Shadows That Are Running Away

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When I was bored as a child, I would go door-to-door, ringing doorbells at the homes where I knew children lived, asking the...
Tuesday, May 09, 2023

The Only Place Utopia Exists

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Growing up, it was rare to have watched any movie more than once, other than  The Wizard of Oz , which was annually broadcas...
Monday, May 08, 2023

To Do Great Things In This Short Life

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A pair of girls in fancy gowns were digging in the sand pit. They were not, as far as I could tell, digging for a purpose ot...
Friday, May 05, 2023

A Pedagogy Of Learning, Not Teaching

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Pedagogy is generally defined as a method of teaching. I've often discussed what I and others like me do in our classroo...
Thursday, May 04, 2023

To Encourage And Empower Free People

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In the Declaration of Independence , Thomas Jefferson famously wrote, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that al...
Wednesday, May 03, 2023

The Long-Legged Bobcat

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Becker, 1999 I invite you to take a moment to notice your breathing. Inhale, feeling the air inflate your lungs. Notice that...
Tuesday, May 02, 2023

The Cult Of Cute

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Over the last couple decades, I’ve listened to a lot of early childhood experts. More often than not, I find myself nodding ...
Monday, May 01, 2023

There Has Always Been Too Much Information

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The video below is the original, world-famous awareness test designed by researchers Daniel Simons and Christoper Chabris. I...
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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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