Dear Reader, I'd love to introduce you to some new ways of engaging with us that we're really excited about! Recently, I published an essay on Substack that attempts to capture the value of the meet-ups we host each week live in The Studio for Playful Inquiry. These meet-ups have been a place where meaningful relationships have grown between colleagues who otherwise would never have had a chance to know each other or share their perspectives and ideas. Matt and I feel good about the structure...

Dear Reader, How's your summer going? Hot? Smoky? I hope you're finding rest. It's been a busy couple of months at work - and not only in the online Studio. Susan and I have been enjoying some rare opportunities to spend real time with teachers in-person all along the Pacific Ocean. We started summer by heading south for a couple of days with the staff of Evergreen Community School in Santa Monica as they reflected on their year and considered their core principles. This week, we headed north...

Dear Reader, Today in The Studio, Matt wrote: On a deep level, we recognize - we treasure - that we live in dependence. And yet, in our work, this almost comes across as pejorative. I've often seen schools highlighting their success in raising independent children. Can you imagine a school advertising its achievement in supporting children to celebrate their dependence? In conversation on another post, Miriam Beloglovsky invited a shift: Perhaps the question is not, "How do we help children...