Bicyles are mighty popular in Eugene, Oregon, so it’s no surprise to find Jan VanderTuin here, the [...]
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Urban Transformation, as if people mattered
I’ve blogged about community-school connectivity in the past, including the challenges posed in walking from homes to [...]
Read moreTRANSCENDING VIOLENCE
What turns people into killers? Despite what we might learn from the occasional Hollywood blockbuster, nobody emerges [...]
Read moreShyamalan’s Holy Grail of School Success
M. Night Shyamalan is best known as a brilliant film maker, so I was intrigued by his [...]
Read moreKey Considerations for School Improvement
Building safe, healthy and positive schools can be an overwhelming, never-ending project, with seemingly more details than [...]
Read moreSafe Routes to School
In discussing making schools safer, an element frequently neglected is the coming and going. Traveling from home [...]
Read moreOn Bullying
You already know it’s bad, but what can you do about it? In the grown-up prevention world [...]
Read moreOn the Pursuit of Dreams
I stumbled upon this video clip recently, and my first reaction was: bravo! A wonderful, inspiring sentiment: [...]
Read moreBig Picture Schools
I’ve blogged about the Big Picture schools before, but they’re worthy of more attention. Founded in a [...]
Read moreInteractive Storytelling
One of my favorite interactivities with the Family School first through third graders is my story-card game. [...]
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