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Paradoxes of Our Work

Posted by Kirsten Olson ⋅ August 10, 2011 ⋅ 15 Comments

The ability to hold two conflicting truths simultaneously isn’t easy. And that’s exactly what our work in education calls us to do at this moment. I am just returning from the AERO and Holistic Education conferences, where I saw COOPsters David Loitz, Casey Caronna, Paul Freedman and Jen Groves. (Oh yeah!) One evening at AERO, … Continue reading »

The Kids Are Alright

Posted by Kirsten Olson ⋅ June 6, 2011 ⋅ 12 Comments

Yesterday my two youngest children graduated from high school. Unlike many of the parents cheering and hollering on the lawn on that beautiful June day, I was not deeply grateful to the institution that had just processed them through four years of standardized testing, sorted and tracked them, assessed their “readiness” for honors and AP … Continue reading »