Pouring a cup of instant coffee, looking over the kitchen counter into my living room, I suddenly saw it. On the right-hand side of my sofa, the side that gave a good view of the TV screen, there was a dent – not a deep ravine, a roundish, shallow crater, just big enough to accommodate [...]
One of the benefits of homeschooling is that it is generally unnecessary to hold to a rigid schedule. In other [...]
The compelling reasons kids need nature were explained factually and forcefully by Richard Louv in Last Child in the Woods: [...]
I was recently asked to write a column for a national education magazine. When the editor told me the theme [...]
Is it possible to have caring education or a meaningful democracy in a culture that is fundamentally competitive, materialistic, and [...]
Albert Einstein once said that it is a miracle curiosity survives formal education. Unfortunately, it often doesn’t. When my husband [...]
“You must be so patient.” If I have heard that once, I’ve heard it a hundred times. I must be [...]
There is a strong connection between the business world and the modern institution of schooling. Historians of education have explained [...]
Do you really want a dead cat on your desk?” When a teacher took a parent’s phone call at the [...]
It was a cloudy day in April, 2004. It was cloudy in my mind. And storm clouds were brewing over [...]
As I pursued research for my book on the 1960s-era free school movement, I came across numerous references to the [...]
If you’re an American teen or young adult, you’re a pioneer. You may not think of yourself as a pioneer, [...]
Alexa began creating a village when she was seven years old. She liked to build tiny houses out of sticks [...]
My husband Phil and I were both educated in the public school system. He came from a very impoverished family [...]
Early in my career, I attempted to define the place of spirituality in holistic education: A basic premise of holistic [...]
If you haven’t heard about the 10,000 Hour Rule, you’re probably busy doing what people do. Living life on your [...]
When our philosophy necessitates a change in the way we view the world, we call it a paradigm shift. Our [...]
Pouring a cup of instant coffee, looking over the kitchen counter into my living room, I suddenly saw it. On [...]
I’ve been hearing about companies that don’t limit time off for their employees. They are expected to simply get their [...]
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