Doing the Unstuck

freedom Dr. Montessori believed that children deserve and require freedom. She stated, "I have observed that the child, on condition...

Our brain is such a fascinating thing! Researchers have been studying the functions and capabilities of our brains for hundreds of years....

I think of what the world could be A vision of the one I see A million dreams is all it's gonna take Oh a million dreams for the world...

Poverty in the US and globally is a social problem that affects everyone on the planet and has devastating generational, social, health,...

Before education children became compulsory in the late 1800s, parents were responsible for teaching their children and only the...

Our society faces a multitude of problems, including hunger, inequality, racial disparities and injustices, climate change, and many...

first day of my 25th year of teaching... then.... now... MN, MT, NY in between... wife... mother... doctoral student... 2nd degree...

...and I offer my hand... Music has always played a deeply profound role in my life. Growing up, music was always playing in our house on...

Freire's book Pedagogy of the Oppressed has fundamentally changed who I am and what kind of leader I want to be. Having worked in the...

Having established that change must happen in our public school system, Freire describes systems in place and the revolutionary systems...

Freire says, "There is no such thing as neutral education . Education either functions as an instrument to bring about conformity or...

23 years ago a boy and a girl said "I do" all because of a song....I am still so deeply in love with this man who for some strange and...

It all started out with an after dinner get to know you question, "Living or dead, who would you want to play a concert for you at your...

This has been quite a week! Not only did I begin my Montessori doctoral journey, but I also got to watch my younger daughter walk across...

Today I took that first step! I began again and it is both thrilling and terrifying! Today is Day 1 of my doctoral journey! I promise...

In addition to paying my summer tuition this morning, I made the discovery that I actually bought the wrong textbook for my summer...

When I was a young girl, it felt much safer for me to sit back and watch the tiny world around me spin as I jealously observed others...