by admin | Dec 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
I just found a funny blog called My Year in Lists and one of his lists is 77 reviews of books written in only six words. Here is what he said about my book: “#20. School teaches life. Good things happen.” Not bad for six words!
by admin | Dec 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
I recently attended the memorial service for an amazing man. Ted Sizer was a friend, colleague and mentor and his loss will be profoundly felt throughout the education world. The service was a beautiful mix of remembrances/sharings from his children (there are four)...
by admin | Dec 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
Barely off the plane from New Orleans and I headed to the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), where my friend and colleague Rubén Gaztambide, had generously invited me to visit as part of the book tour. Ruben has just published a...
by admin | Nov 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
WOW! New Orleans seems a distant memory and I was only there last week. I was fortunate to combine a part of the book tour with the Coalition of Essential Schools’ Fall Forum, which meant that I traveled with two teachers and four music students. Music faculty Allyssa...
by admin | Nov 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
This morning I did a wonderful radio interview with host Stan Woodward from Madison, Wisconsin’s 89.9 FM W-ORT. His show “Eight O’Clock Buzz” discusses community issues within a cool mix of music, culture, information, news, and interviews....
by admin | Nov 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
The trip to Washington DC was exciting, because it was the official first leg of the tour and I was joined by award-winning theatre faculty John ADEkoje and four theatre students. After a great day presenting at the Art School Network Conference, we were given a...
