by lindanathan | Jun 19, 2021 | Boston Arts Academy, Center for Artistry and Scholarship, Creativity, Equity, Interdisciplinary Learning, Leadership Development, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning
“Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and...
by lindanathan | Sep 3, 2020 | Center for Artistry and Scholarship, Creativity, Equity, Leadership Development, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning
For three weeks this past August, a group of twenty-seven emerging creative leaders, from five districts in the Boston area, met in daily Zoom workshops to learn from one another, the PSi faculty, (Carmen Torres, Sung Joon Pai, Will C, myself) and a host of guest...
by lindanathan | Jun 28, 2020 | Center for Artistry and Scholarship, Equity, Leadership Development, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning
Last Thursday we experienced a magical—if virtual—moment as PSi’s 2019-2020 Cohort “crossed the stage” to receive their diplomas. Tiffany Rice, a member of the cohort who is moving from her position at Windsor School to become the new El Sistema Director at...
by lindanathan | Nov 21, 2019 | Arts Education, Center for Artistry and Scholarship, Creativity, Equity, Interdisciplinary Learning, Leadership Development, Literacy, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning
Every now and then it’s important to recommit to why I’m in public education and why I continue to feel hopeful even in such dark times. Yes, funding for public schools continues to be a struggle, particularly for urban schools. After 25 years of high stakes testing,...
by lindanathan | Aug 6, 2019 | International, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning
In a world that seems to grow meaner by the minute, I was delighted to find a bright spot last week in the mountains of Tepotzlan, Mexico. There, for two weeks, the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) held their global convening. Teachers, principals, and...
by lindanathan | Apr 26, 2019 | Equity, Leadership Development, Professional Development, School Visits, Teaching and Learning
When I think about Haverhill, I think about shoes, and I saw a lot of monuments and statues of shoes around the city. Yes, in the 20th century, Haverhill was a center of shoe production. Haverhill had a 200-300 year history making shoes from the time in 1646 when a...
