The Weight of Intention

The Weight of Intention

In the shifts of this year, I wonder if my students are still having the sort of meaningful conversations with teachers and peers that are helping them to figure out who they are now, and who they want to be.  At a local art supply store recently, after I raided the...
Pivot Points

Pivot Points

Since the pandemic started, I’ve been spending at least three days a week wearing my gray hooded sweatshirt with the grungy Interlochen Center for the Arts logo. It’s six years old now, and it’s been in my constant wardrobe rotation since I bought it at the campus...
Ostinato [Gratitude]

Ostinato [Gratitude]

“Wait… what’s that word again? For the note that repeats?” “Ostinato.” “Um… can you text that to me after we’re off the phone?” George Burton laughs. It’s the same deep, hitching giggle that healed my spirit for the first time more than twenty years ago. Thankfully,...
Repetition + Routines

Repetition + Routines

NOTE: During the shifts in education due to coronavirus precautions, I’m largely targeting this blog to daily reflections on these shifts. as accompaniment to prompts I’m sharing with my students.   It feels as though the world is upside-down right...