Over the past two years I have thought and written a lot about community; I have placed the concept at the core of my personal practice and Cohort21 Action Plan. In this time of intense challenge and deep reflection, the very idea of community is, perhaps, more important than ever, and so I find myself […]
We are each others’ single biggest resource and so we must search for ways to access and leverage that. I believe it begins with the endless assurance of collective support through endless, collective celebration. Each morning at RLC we gather in a circle as a school (yes, we’re that small and it’s awesome!) to offer […]
On the day of the launch of my action plan, a classroom of ninth grade arms shot, with enthusiasm and pride, into the air. I had just asked “who, in this group, is a reader?” I was stunned by the overwhelming response; over 80% of the 40 students I’d gathered together that morning were describing […]