Coloring Outside the Lines

Been reading a novel where they kept using the expression “coloring outside the lines” during the same time weR

The Hundred Languages (Reggio) Approach

Alex Fink just shared this awesome poem with me, and i just fell in love. I’m quoting almost half of it here because it&

On learning outside of formal education

In my first Skype convo with Chris Friend he said something along the lines of “many ppl confuse learning with schooling

Discomfort with Deschooling

It’s week 5 of #moocmooc, and we’re reading Illich. I shouldn’t be uncomfortable with deschooling. After all

An Open Letter to Beloved Oppressors #moocmooc

Dear Beloved Oppressor, This is an “I love you, but…” letter. Let’s start with the premise that you ar

The Unnamed Question: Learning, Schooling, and Education

My mind is jumbled up so this isn’t going to be a very coherent post (I’ve discovered some people really enjoy the

Confessions of an Insomniac Mom #NoMomLeftBehind

Have you seen this article about studies that claim iPad reading before bedtime could kill you? How did I come across it? My u

Reflecting on Papert, Palmer and Freire

I’ve been reading several books in parallel these days (I haven’t managed to read a non-fiction book in a linear m

Relax? As in, Why Don’t I Just…

(The phrasing in the title of this post is mimicking what Susan Watson recently wrote, when she said: “Time. As in, it&#

Matters of Time and Mood

This is going to be a bit of a rant of a post, where this frustrated mom with a PhD in education over-intellectualizes a situa