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Holons, Fractals and Dendrites, Oh My!
I’m sure some of you are familiar with the theory of “holons” that forms a significant part of the foundation of holistic education. According to this theory, originally posited by Arthur Koestler in...
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School Starters Who Write: Another Crowdsourced Celebration
Many educators dream of starting or leading a school or educational alternative. How often do we teachers fantasize about the utopian school we would create if given the opportunity? All the things...
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Human-scale Schools and the Struggle to Survive: the Garden Road Story
Last week, while at the AERO conference in Portland, OR, I had the privilege to attend one of the most courageous and honest workshops I have ever witnessed. The Co-op’s own Donna Mikkelsen and her...
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Engaged Pedagogy
There’s one heck of a problem in American education today. There seems to be absolute consensus on this point. After all, student test scores are woeful in comparison to those of other industrialized...
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I know nothing…but I’m learning
I had a wonderful meandering conversation recently with Co-op Cat, Scott Nine. We shared ideas and thoughts on a wide range of topics. But one has really stuck with me: “maybe we should be less...
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Engaging with Godzilla
I am Godzilla! Hear me roar! “We are bad Godzillas!” I heard the familiar husky little voice of a 4-year-old student at my school while I was out working in the recess yard. This boy, Vlad often...
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National Day of Action-Seattle Testing Boycott
Scrap the MAP! Sorry for the late notice on this, Co-op friends. But in case you haven’t heard… Teachers at the Garfield School in Seattle have been boycotting the mandated administration of the MAP...
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11 things missing
Since I have devoted much of the last twelve years to the birth, care and feeding of an independent holistic school for roughly 40 kids 3-12 years of age, I’m often asked about what is unique about...
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Educating Towards a Culture of Care
Please excuse the “proud as a peacock” tone of the following post, but I must admit to feeling some pride. This has been quite an emotional week for me. First, I attended my daughter’s 8th grade...
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One Day of Sharing and Caring
The graduates Previously I posted a plea to turn our gaze towards nurturing kids capacity to care in schools. What follows is one example of what caring can look like and feel like (I’ll drop in some...
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