As educators, most of us have been ‘going to school’ since the age of 4 or 5 and September is probably more representative of New Year’s than January, including the opening day festivities, the fresh-start attitude, and of course, New Year’s resolutions. One late summer, I had the opportunity to […]

While on a fun holiday in California in June, I had the chance to connect with a wonderful 14 year old student from the public charter school, High Tech High, San Diego North County. It was great to be able to hear first hand, how she perceives her school’s philosophy, programs […]

During my childhood, the fridge was a central place – not only because we were an active family of eight with healthy appetites – but also because it was a place where our artwork was displayed.  But why did that stop once we reached middle school age? Creativity, an openness […]