Paul Freedman

I am the founding Director of The Salmonberry School in Eastsound, WA. I have taught elementary school in public and private settings for the past 19 years. I serve as a contributing editor for Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice (Formerly the Holistic Education Review.) I also serve on the faculty of the Self Design Graduate Institute. I hold an MA in EDU from Goddard College.

Paul Freedman has written 18 posts for Cooperative Catalyst

Surfin’ USA

Posted by Paul Freedman ⋅ April 6, 2011 ⋅ 4 Comments

Ahh, Spring break. A moment to pick my head up, take time to reflect. Smell the breeze, full of life and hope and promise. And then return my gaze to my work and its place in the broader educational landscape. And this spring’s reflections have led me here (with much owed to the work of … Continue reading »

Blowin’ the Roof Off

Posted by Paul Freedman ⋅ November 22, 2010 ⋅ 16 Comments

So what if just about everything you thought you knew about schooling was wrong. What if the structures, curriculum, behavioral expectations, student-teacher dynamic, daily scheduling, assessment methods and criteria, etc. –what if all of the stuff you had been told was immutable could be different…really different? In my previous post “Is it a cop … Continue reading »

Is it a cop out to drop out?

Posted by Paul Freedman ⋅ November 12, 2010 ⋅ 17 Comments

Hi Coop Cat community, As this is my first post at Coop Cat, I feel I should use it to serve as a bit of an introduction. First, I want to say how blown away I am by the thoughtfulness and commitment I have found in reading the posts and comments on this site. More … Continue reading »