I worry that as time goes on and, as schools increasingly focus on the “thing” that is the curriculum and the “thing” that is the test, we will forget what is missing at school. So, I want to invite you into my classroom in a school where teachers and their students are free to learn together without the interference of…
“It was as if my long-term students and I were taking a long journey by ship and it was my fault that, in the parlance of the controversial education law, William was being left behind.”
Readers say: Told in an easy to read style, this book is actually a page turner. This turned out to be the best book I’ve read in a long time. It has the emotional impact of a book of fiction, and the educational value of a non-fiction book. Perhaps, long ago, a teacher made a difference in your life.…
Preface to Chapter 40 New posting schedule: Find a new chapter each week on Tuesdays Children have endured a time of increased solitude. They have had their daily lives changed and still face an uncertain time as the world moves through the end of the pandemic and back to health. I am a retired teacher developing the story The Secret Prince to…
Preface to Chapter 39 Children have endured a time of increased solitude. They have had their daily lives changed and still face an uncertain time as the world moves through the end of the pandemic and back to health. I am a retired teacher developing the story The Secret Prince to show role models who face a situation in which their world…
Preface to Chapter 38 The Secret Prince story is back after the scribe took a brief holiday. Children have endured a time of increased solitude. They have had their daily lives changed and still face an uncertain time as the world moves through the end of the pandemic and back to health. I am a retired teacher developing the…
Preface to Chapter 37 Children have endured a time of increased solitude. They have had their daily lives changed and still face an uncertain time as the world moves through the end of the pandemic and back to health. I am a retired teacher developing the story The Secret Prince to show role models who face a situation in which their world…
Preface to Chapter 36 Children have endured a time of increased solitude. They have had their daily lives changed and still face an uncertain time as the world moves through the end of the pandemic and back to health. I am a retired teacher developing the story The Secret Prince to show role models who face a situation in which their world…
Preface to Chapter 35 Children have endured a time of increased solitude. They have had their daily lives changed and still face an uncertain time as the world moves through the end of the pandemic and back to health. I am a retired teacher developing the story The Secret Prince to show role models who face a situation in which their world…
I am looking forward to being part of the panel discussion at this event. The topic is the future of education. After the last few months, as schooling jumped onto Zoom and almost all parents were suddenly homeschooling, conversations about education have changed. Parents wonder how teachers keep children engaged. Some children miss the classroom, yet others have discovered the…
Preface to Chapter 34 Children have endured a time of increased solitude. They have had their daily lives changed and still face an uncertain time as the world moves through the end of the pandemic and back to health. I am a retired teacher developing the story The Secret Prince to show children who face a situation in which their world has…
Preface to Chapter 33 Children have endured a time of increased solitude. They have had their daily lives changed and still face an uncertain time as the world moves through the end of the pandemic and back to health. I am a retired teacher developing the story The Secret Prince to show children who face a situation in which their world has…
Preface to Chapter 32 Children have endured a time of increased solitude. They have had their daily lives changed and still face an uncertain time as the world moves through the end of the pandemic and back to health. I am a retired teacher developing the story The Secret Prince to show children who face a situation in which their world has…
