These trying times, and while I don’t have any profound clarity to offer, here are three short pieces that I found helpful to read this past week, and which I hope may be of value to you.

A core value across all Higher Ground organizations is Practical Idealism. Practical Idealism is the attitude of embracing the full scope of work involved in making an ideal a reality.

Many progressive educators argue we should focus on how children learn and not worry about curriculum content. But I would argue it’s our responsibility to reject the narrative that we have to choose one or the other, traditional or progressive, when both knowledge and a child-centered approach are important.

A look back on the my time spent in Toronto and Orange County as we move to a new city.

The shutdown of schools this past spring, undertaken to limit the spread of COVID, has had an unintended outcome: the sudden and unexpectedly wide scrutiny of the institution of school itself.

My take on three of the main barriers to education reform, which we need to overcome.

Find out how and why Montessori optimizes for a very different outcome than conventional education.

An essay exploring the similarities between the American system of government and the Montessori concept of the Prepared Environment.