I Am Grateful For…

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Progressive Schools

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Whole Child Education

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Is Creativity a Skill?

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.1.1"] Can it be taught, improved, measured, and defined? Creativity is a focus at Bixby so these questions occupy my thoughts often. This recent article offers various…

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So, Why Bixby?

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.1.1"] In 1989, Lynne Costain’s (Bixby aftercare teacher) parents were on a quest to find a school for their inquisitive, highly verbal daughter. One of Lynne’s preschool…

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Start With “Why”

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.1.1"] Walk With Us, Learn With us, See the Possibilities In 1970 two individuals had a vision for a school that would be uniquely different from that…

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Top Ten Lessons

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.1.1"] Last week, I was with a wonderful group of 4th and 5th graders who are in my outdoor elective. We were en route to Bridgewalk Pond…

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Plain Spoken

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.1.1"] I’ve been recommending a movie to a lot of friends lately, one called “Plain Spoken.” It’s sort of a concert film of John Mellencamp, who’s still…

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An Ode to Teachers

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.89" background_layout="light"] If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them…

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