Small Schools Coalition Education Blog
Embracing Polarization in Education Today: Leadership, Censorship, and the Price of Silence
“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”— Attributed to Plato, The Republic This quote, attributed to Plato in The Republic, famously explores the consequences of disengagement from governance and public life. The...
School Choice: Are You Part of a National Movement?
Many of you reading this column (thank you!) are independent or private school families. And you may be caught in a dilemma you might not have thought much about. You love that you can choose the schooling that suits your family values. You probably even made peace...
Two Vagabonds
SundayIt was an Irish folk musician alongside his partner, a California multi-instrumentalist, performing a Sunday afternoon concert in the assembly room at the Pilgrim Church in Carlsbad. Just the photo of their instruments — hammered dulcimer, mandolin, mandola,...
Uncle John’s School
My whole life, I’ve appreciated music and developing my musical tastes. Over time, some music became so resonant and so beautiful to me that it felt like it had always existed, like a part of nature, like it was a part of my life, and this is what it felt like to me...
Thin Trail: A Parallel Narrative
“We set out on a winding, thin path, thick with moss covered rocks gently protruding, creek beds off to the right, and hardwood trees of quite a few species. These forest trails can be tricky to follow. You need to find ways to pay attention, ways you never need in...
A Hat from the Arctic
“There’s a gentle mystery to paddling this long river north, as if its quiet currents hide a secret soul below.” I do not know exactly why I accepted an offer to paddle canoes into the far north country and into the Arctic, but as soon as I got the offer, I knew it...