I wrote this story and told it before the November festival of Martinmas which is a time when the year turns toward outer darkness and we are reminded of the importance of sharing the inner light of compassion. Kim Allsup *** Long ago when travel was by horse and lighting was by candle, a lighthouse keeper and his family lived…
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This book is the story of the six years a teacher spent teaching the same group of children from grade one through six, but is more than that. Funny, poignant, moving, relatable and finally, life-affirming and hopeful, this memoir gently shows the way to an educational approach that is worthy of childhood:one rooted in wonder.…
“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.”
This is the big issue in education that nobody is talking about. I wrote this Post for Scary Mommy about public school teachers losing professional autonomy. My teaching memoir, A Gift of Wonder shows professional freedom in teaching in an era where teacher autonomy is seriously threatened.
by Kim Allsup My teaching bag of tricks is full of stories, lots of stories— biographies that are a window into history, stories to teach the alphabet, stories that break down the complexity of a math process and metaphoric stories such as parables and fables that spark thinking. My students are used to stories that take them on a journey…
I enjoyed talking with Mindy Todd on WCAI about my book, A Gift of Wonder, A True Story Showing School As It Should Be. Our conversation was about: Waldorf schools, public schools, the importance of wonder in education, professional autonomy for teachers and why I wrote a story instead of a polemic. I also shared anecdotes from the classroom including the…
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Experienced teachers know the power of stories. So, as a teacher wishing to show the potential of a wonder-centered approach to education, it was natural for me to write a book that tells my classroom story. A Gift of Wonder, A True Story Showing School As It Should Be, is a new book (Lindisfarne Books (SteinerBooks) August 2017) that can…
