Tag: education

  • We Don’t Have a Clue What School is Like

    I always look out for the word “our” when I’m listening to institutions speak. I pay particular attention when institutions are speaking about young people. The word “our” comes up a lot in the world of children, youth, and student work. I regularly notice it when myself and others say things like, “our young people,…

  • THE GREAT STUDENT DILEMMA | FINDING ‘SCHOLA’

    As students at universities around the country fight through the last few weeks of exams and assignments I felt the urge to write something. Universities are increasingly becoming aware of the impacts of student stress, but I still find myself frustrated with the willing acceptance of ‘stress’ as a necessary part of the university experience.…