Growing Wiser

The Difference Between a Nightmare and an Adventure

Or how middle school could be better

Sep 29 • 

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What I Wish Everyone Knew About Adolescents

What Maria Montessori saw a century ago

Sep 13 • 

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The Learning Café

A strange way to imagine the future of schools

Sep 6 • 

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August 2025

Launch Day! My new book is here

Let's get this into the world!

Aug 15 • 

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The Missing Puzzle Piece

A curious fact at the heart of so many parenting struggles

Aug 2 • 

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July 2025

Villaging is the way

Parenting and teaching clues from village ways of life

Jul 10 • 

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June 2025

4 Ingredients to Design a Life

An update to an old favorite

Jun 22 • 

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May 2025

Am I starting a school...again?

On schools, communities, and the differences between

May 17 • 

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March 2025

Open Door Days

A proposal for a missing community function

Mar 18 • 

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February 2025

A Better Story of Middle School

And a humble request for help to launch it

Feb 18 • 

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Help me launch my book, "Challenge Accepted"

The Kickstarter is live — here we go!

Feb 11 • 

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January 2025

Challenge Accepted

A preview of my next book

Jan 4 • 

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