I Turned My Virtual Classroom into a Talk Show: Re-imagining School During a Pandemic

By Jason B. Allen (Special Education teacher, education activist and blogger in Georgia) Our school, 7 Pillars Career Academy, was brand new in many facets. We took on developing an innovative program for middle school students in Forrest Park, Georgia starting in July 2019. What distinguished us was that our middle school curriculum was online. […]

Imagination in Times of Uncertainty

By Carolina López Larios (MEd in Imaginative Education; Director/Co-Founder Educación Imaginativa de México; CIRCE Academic Council Member) —————— More than ever, we are coming to realize how essential imagination is We keep talking about how necessary it is to educate our children and young adults for uncertain times. This is it This is our uncertain […]

Using Imagination and Mindfulness to Inquire into Big Questions: Teenagers Are Natural Philosophers

By Ira Rabois *We are all, together, in a frightening situation due to COVID-19. Most schools have closed. Most people are isolated in their homes. Hopefully, the crisis will end soon, and students and teachers will return to their schools and be able discuss the questions outlined below as well as their other lessons. If not, maybe this […]