LEARNING CURVE:
A BLOG

Here are some of the many things we’ve been thinking about. Please share your thoughts and feedback in the comments field at the bottom of each post!

Apr 6, 20225 min read

Where do we go from here?

I woke up this morning to an article from the Atlantic in my newsfeed: “Why People are Acting so Weird.” The author, Olga Khazan, notes...

Jan 27, 20215 min read

Discipline is not punishment

As a pre-service teacher, I worked in an elementary classroom that had a Green-Yellow-Red disciplinary system that went something like...

Feb 5, 20204 min read

Inviting Others In

Three days from now, my local school board will vote on a proposal to close my neighborhood elementary school. The vote follows 14 weeks...

Jan 22, 20206 min read

A Beacon of Excellence – and Agency

A few months ago, I wrote about a visit to The Avalon School in St. Paul, Minnesota. Avalon is a small, teacher-powered school that has...

Nov 6, 20195 min read

With Agency for All

Feeling powerless is frustrating and stressful, William Stixrud and Ned Johnson write in their book, The Self-Driven Child: The Science...

Nov 7, 20184 min read

Education is political.

Education is political. We live in a country where decisions about curriculum, testing, and graduation requirements aren’t solely in the...

Sep 18, 20184 min read

Cultivating Interest & Curiosity

Talking to members of Francis W. Parker’s Class of 2019 has been a love of mine since 2013, when they entered the school as 7th graders,...

May 22, 20183 min read

Trust: The Foundation for Teaching Each Child

As a relatively new mom, I’m relearning what it means to trust myself. In many areas of my life, I’ve developed a gut sense that helps...

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