May 11, 2022 Recently, I was in my office with Kieran, an eighth-grade boy who was complaining about being bored after school to his mom and me. “There’s nothing to
May 10, 2022 As humans, we love to “strut our stuff” and show what we know. It’s in our nature. As a teacher, the best part of a project is
May 9, 2022 One’s discomfort with any form of difference shouldn’t come at the expense of another person’s ability to survive and thrive as their authentic self. As humanities teachers
Wendy Kopp is CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, a global network of independent organizations working to develop collective leadership to ensure all children have the opportunity to fulfill their
May 6, 2022 In college counseling, May 1 is sacred and represents the culmination of a four-year journey for students who began their freshman year of high school and are
In this episode, I speak with Jeremy Lent. Jeremy was described by Guardian journalist George Monbiot as “one of the greatest thinkers of our age,” and his work investigates the
May 5, 2022 Planned obsolescence has been a traditional feature of design (linear systems) in the creation of products and services. We buy products and throw them away to buy
Republished from July 21, 2021 and originally published on Medium. This week, in the middle of election debate season, tangible climate crisis, pandemic return to school and continued racial and
May 3, 2022 As with most American high school students, my school requires me to complete ten hours of community service per year as a way to get us engaged
Dave Snowden is the founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Cognitive Edge. His work is in the area of naturalising sense-making, seeking to base social science research and practice in the natural sciences.