GoldfishC 2010 Bruce L. Greene The Goldfish I call it the 25-year test. What, if anything, you experienced as a high school student remains meaningful 25 years later? For a teacher, it’s the same as asking did I make a difference or impact anyone in a positive way? My arrogance as a beginning teacher took the form of cognitive certainty. … Read More
Jill Vialet's Learning Story
Playworks started going national about 6 years ago, and our first expansion city was Baltimore. On our first exploratory visit, we took a few staff including one of our coaches, Lamarr. In his late twenties the time, Lamarr is a big African American guy ‘ about 6’3’ and 240 pounds. He has a commanding presence and the kids absolutely adore … Read More
Maya Soetoro-Ng's Learning Story
Our mama taught us how to be simultaneously brave and pliant, and we found ourselves in this winning combination. Mama Annie was my only teacher for much of my childhood. She home-schooled me through several formative years spent in Central Java, my father’s birthplace. There I made note of the traditional preference that a woman not laugh too hard or … Read More
