Learning Curve

It’s December, the days are short, the school day is long, and everyone feels the impending excitement of vacation. December can be...

We’ve had a few broken bones in our household over the years and one of the interesting things we were told is that when the bone heals,...

A few months ago, I issued myself a cooking challenge: I set out to create my very own recipe and bake my son’s second birthday cake. ...

I live in Arlington, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC that is home to about 235,000 people. My sister, who lived in Arlington before...

For the past several years I have taught two sections of middle school math in addition to my work with the Center for Innovative...

This summer has been a season on the cusp of big change. Four years ago, when my older son was about to enter his senior year in high...

This blog is the third in our series on the connection between cooking and learning. To see previous posts, click here. Many years ago, a...

This blog is the second in a series on the connection between cooking and learning. For our first post, and how we frame this month of...

Because Kris and I work in different locations, we talk on the phone a lot. I love our conversations, and I’ve been struck by how often...

I meditated a little during my senior year of college, and I tried to infuse some emerging meditation practices with students while I...