Category: School Community

Educators are well aware of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and its place in the educational system. But this awareness doesn’t necessarily mean that we’re doing it right. How does your school support the three foundational levels of each human’s needs: physiological, safety and love/belonging? In schools, we can’t do a lot for the physiological needs […]

If starting a micro-school has been part of your long- or short-range plans, you’ve likely discovered the work that goes into this endeavor. Starting from nothing is challenging.  But there’s a shortcut that you may not be aware of, one that I’ve used and one that many of my colleagues have used as well. The […]

We don’t live life in silos, so why are we teaching our youth that way? In traditional education, we expect students to focus on one specific topic in one 50-minute class period, then completely shift gears to learn a different specific idea in the next class.  Never mind that when you’re learning about cells and […]

Global pandemic aside, parents are (and should be) concerned about their children’s education. For far too long, our schools have repeatedly failed many of our kids. There’s too much red tape and not enough digging in and really ensuring that we’re meeting each child’s needs.  We’ve learned that oversight is necessary. But this guidance of […]

Parents across the country are looking for solutions for their children’s schooling. Some believe their public school district isn’t prepared to support their children in this COVID-19 world or are fearful for their children’s health if going back to school in person is mandated. Other parents have already seen the reality of their children not […]

Change is difficult in large schools with heavy top-down decision-making. Just one of the benefits of a micro-school in the wake of COVID-19 and coronavirus is that we are able to quickly shift and adapt to do what’s best for our students without missing a beat. Why Micro-Schools Form Micro-schools are born because a parent […]