Learning and Education

picture of hand drawn roads that my kids made

10 Jul 2025

A Note on Wonder, Difference, and Learning

My children teach me more about creativity than any classroom, project, or portfolio ever could. They teach me that learning doesn’t always happen in a straight line.It loops and leaps and lingers. They show me that difference isn’t something to be “managed.”It’s something to be honored; something to marvel at, not mold into something else.…

A card I gave my kid to kick off their star wars adventure

03 Apr 2025

Learning and Education

Journal Entry: A Note on Finding Learning in a Galaxy Far Away

One summer, I built an entire learning adventure around Star Wars. Not a curriculum. Not a checklist. An adventure. Workbooks were delivered by someone dressed as the Mandalorian. Light saber training sessions became lessons in focus, movement, and imagination. Every math problem, every reading challenge, every moment woven into a world my child already loved.…

27 Mar 2025

Creative Leadership, Learning and Education

A Note on Holding Space for Growth

Growth isn’t something you can force in someone else. One could even say you can't force it in yourself.You can’t rush it, demand it, or schedule it neatly between meetings. What I’ve learned, often the hard way, is that the most powerful thing a leader, a parent, or even a friend can do is simply…