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Arts as Exploration
I grew up believing that art was about self-expression. I see art differently now. Art, I have come to believe, is about exploration and discovering what is…
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Ten More Things I Wish Teachers Knew
Ten Things I Wish Teachers Knew Joyful engagement is the ultimate goal. Listen more than you talk. Quiet classrooms are not often a sign of robust learning. Talking (or…
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Prove Engagement
In education we need to worry less about proving that our students are learning and worry more about proving that students are DOING personally meaningful, ENGAGING Work. Doing…
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Coloring Goals
Color inside the lines! We've all heard it. We've probably all said it. But it's wrong. And we all know it. Go to any art museum and you'll see. …
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Building Curriculum
As we build our curriculums we must start seeing them as foundations not ceilings. They must be the start and not the end. Our curriculums must be…
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Two Islands
Teaching is often categorized as a lonely profession. “Teachers teach on an island,” they say. But that’s not the only island that educators face. Schools can…
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Resistance
One of my favorite writers is a guy by the name of Steven Pressfield. He wrote a book titled, The War of Art. In it, he discusses the idea…
Two Years In
Two years ago, we didn't know what our blog would become. All we knew was that we enjoyed thinking about and discussing issues and ideas regarding education. We also enjoyed…
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Classroom Approach
We can approach our classrooms by saying, "I'm going to teach you this." Or We can approach our classrooms by saying, "I'm going to try to get you to…