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Bowl of Wishes for American Education

Posted by Kirsten Olson ⋅ November 28, 2011 ⋅ 4 Comments

Does wishing have power? Is there danger in wishing? Are some wishes more worthy than others? And what about the ancient link between suffering and desire? We had an education party at my house recently. The room was filled with high school students, activists, graduate students, policy makers, academics, deans of education, teachers, writers, and administrators. At … Continue reading →

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 →

Tour Of Our Lives

Posted by Kirsten Olson ⋅ April 11, 2011 ⋅ 20 Comments

Last week 37 educators from 10 states and 4 countries gathered at the headquarters of Project Reach and Fertile Grounds in Manhattan to begin the Institute for Democratic Education in America’s (IDEA’s) first ever Innovation School tour. After receiving our Metrocards (this was an all subway all the time tour), and a quick chance to get to know each … Continue reading →