Culture
Walking the Same Paths Every Day
What children know and grown-ups forget about revisiting familiar places
Education
Whispers of Defiance
A note to teachers as you begin a new year
Parenting
No Grown-Ups Allowed
Resisting the urge to surveil, document, and consume every moment of children’s lives
Community
Just Some Rivers and Streams
Remembering Glen Hansard & thinking about how we model meaningful lives
Community
The Power of Refusal and the Necessity of Imagination
What kids have to teach us about insisting on “no” and striving for “yes”
News and Politics
Let Every Child Play
What it means for childhood when the playground bullies carry gavels
Parenting
Teaching, Parenting, and Resisting Inevitability
Reflections on two years of writing toward hope
Community
There Are Many Ways to Come Together
What teachers know about community, time, and awkward beginnings
Parenting
Naming the Hard Things
How David Attenborough's most dire message created an unexpected window for hope
Parenting
Thoughts on Buttons and Shoelaces and Care
What if learning to give and receive help mattered more than anything?
News and Politics
Why a Journey to the Moon Moved Us So Deeply
And what the stars have to teach us about caring for each other here on Earth
Education
The Efficiency Trap
What kids lose when we value efficiency over curiosity