Category: books

  • Agile E-Book: Update 1 (of 3)

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    Trying to run an independent school on sliding scale tuition through an experience of being the US epicenter of a pandemic was…really something. More trying than the initial transition were the few years that followed, where challenges and changes kept coming long after we had worn down our reserves of funding and energy. More to…

  • They’re supposed to play all day…

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    This is the second recording and transcript from a pair of events I hosted with Dr. Peter Gray in June of 2021. The first recording and transcript, as well as some context and commentary, are in this other post. Where the first event focused on content pointing out that forcing kids into coercive schooling institutions…

  • What if they play all day?

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    In June of 2021, I got to host 2 online events with Dr. Peter Gray where he discussed his newest books. Peter Gray is a research professor of psychology focused on play and education. He advocates offering kids a meaningful role in a supportive community, self-determination, access to relevant tools and resources, and abundant time…

  • what would Dr. Peter Gray’s, “What Einstein, Twain, & Forty Eight Others Said About School” sound like sourced from my library?

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    An exercise published at https://www.self-directed.org/tp/re-directed-attention/ in November of 2019. That version was beautifully staged by the TP editors with pull-quotes and photos of the book covers! As my notes of quotes to add to the next version keep piling, sharing the original here… ——- Marie Ponsot-Rosemary Deen Marie Ponsot-Rosemary Deen, Beat Not the Poor Desk…

  • Virtual Storytime

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    The ALC Network has a #bookchats book club that I’ve been part of since it started a year and a half ago. It’s been awesome: we’ve mostly picked books I love and the people who join the weekly call are folks I’m always glad to have check-in time with. My only previous experiences with book…