Tag: school

  • A Day-Trip: Franklin Institute and Bresslergroup Debate

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    Last Thursday morning, most of the ALC-NYC crew headed towards East Harlem for a day of philosophy, visitors, Japanese, wrestling, music, and more. Meanwhile, I texted with my co-conspiritors and packed a notebook into my field trip bag. Learning is natural and happening all the time. I’m generally a fan of our foundational principles at…

  • Earworms

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    This one is for @thewitchqueen908 @yapyapwizard @pigcraft8 and everyone who went “HUH?” when I used the word earlier… We have our own ever-evolving language at ALC-NYC, and much of it is comprised of earworms. PenPineappleApplePen MakingBaconPancakes I’mNeverGonnaDanceAgain, TheWayIDancedWithYou  Cuz,BabyYou’reAFirework It’s a real word. Wikipedia has my back: An earworm, sometimes known as a brainworm, sticky…

  • The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Kanban

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    “Individuals and interactions over processes and tools…Responding to change over following a plan…” When I was first looking for information on Agile Software Development, I found these lines and smiled. It makes so much sense: meet people where they are, pay attention to relationships and dynamics, have tools but don’t get attached to them, plan but…

  • I need a nap ;)

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    Started the week like this: (Thanks @abram)   Mittwoch like this: (Thanks @creeperclaws @heartabby @starwars @beths10 @muffinsthecutest and @pigsfly!)   Ended it like this (with woodworking and Minecrafting and improv games and cooking and and…):  

  • This week!

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    It’s very exciting to set up new students with blogs 🙂 Especially when they jump into writing independently, leaving me 10 minutes to write alongside them! We had three students visiting this week. They jumped right into offerings and games with other kids, which was great to see. I spent a lot of time working…