Fearlessness: Finding the courage to face and push past your fears. Lately, I keep coming back to this theme of fearlessness. It’s come up in several conversations I’ve had over the past few months, and it’s got me thinking: How do we teach our children to be fearless? Is it Read more…
“We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience.” ― John Dewey With each “Finnish” experience I have had, a great deal of reflection has accompanied it. I think this is why I am so intrigued by Tiina’s photo project. Not only has it allowed me to reflect on Read more…
“I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.” ― Brené Brown Connections. I know I wrote a post on this already, but one of Read more…
Welcome to crafts class, my new obsession. Ok, I am a little obsessed with the crafts classes here. As something completely different (as far as I’ve found no other country has a class similar for all students), it seems that Finland has their very own version of a “makerspace”: crafts class. Read more…
Last week marked one month since my arrival here in Finland. It has felt a little strange to not be with my students during this past month while the rest of my teacher friends are busy working away in their classrooms. It is not often teachers have the opportunity to step Read more…