Thanks so much for this. This came--amazingly--right when I was looking at a photo my daughter's K teacher sent us of her class and saying the exact same question out loud. Perfect timing to send along a reminder of the joy and the hope and the "why" of integrating our kids!
Courtney- I so appreciate your candor and rigor. It has been a minute since I read Learning in Public (which I loved ❤️ because it challenged me in good ways).
Watching this talk I was struck by several things in particular in connection to my own work as an educator and writer:
1) The research on school integration that you reference sounds robust, compelling, and clear. Likewise, the research linking nature-based learning or human-nature connections more generally to a raft of benefits for learners and educators is robust, compelling, and clear.
2) Along the lines of integration, I think you might be interested to know that Nature-based learning is showing promise as an equigenic (narrowing the achievement gap. Y disproportionately positively impacting the students on the margins) education innovation
3) In the face of mountains of data about a common sense education solution, it is your personal story that carries the day. Thank you and your daughters for sharing your story with vulnerability.
4) As a both/and add-on to your data & story awesomeness, I wonder how you and your clear voice - and the research on integration- could be featured on @emily oster’s Parent Data substack? (Maybe this magic has already happened...apologies if I’ve missed it)
Thanks so much, Becca. Love this concrete feedback - super helpful to me as I continue to play with how I get this message out alongside smart thinkers like you. I have never been featured on Emily Oster's Substack.
Fantastic eloquence! I only wish that you had sent it earlier. We urgently need your inspiration! Do you have any more such items to share from your vast storehouse of sources? DD
Such an informative , thought provoking talk. I know it was officially on integration but my take home is that society doesn't have that many attractive options other than to "grow up" and work through diversity of all types. Show up, listen, speak up and stay put - basically translates into doing the challenging work that needs to be done. Are there any other viable options for a sustainable world?
Thanks so much for this. This came--amazingly--right when I was looking at a photo my daughter's K teacher sent us of her class and saying the exact same question out loud. Perfect timing to send along a reminder of the joy and the hope and the "why" of integrating our kids!
Courtney- I so appreciate your candor and rigor. It has been a minute since I read Learning in Public (which I loved ❤️ because it challenged me in good ways).
Watching this talk I was struck by several things in particular in connection to my own work as an educator and writer:
1) The research on school integration that you reference sounds robust, compelling, and clear. Likewise, the research linking nature-based learning or human-nature connections more generally to a raft of benefits for learners and educators is robust, compelling, and clear.
2) Along the lines of integration, I think you might be interested to know that Nature-based learning is showing promise as an equigenic (narrowing the achievement gap. Y disproportionately positively impacting the students on the margins) education innovation
https://www.childrenandnature.org/resources/the-equigenic-effect-how-nature-access-can-level-the-playing-field-for-children/
3) In the face of mountains of data about a common sense education solution, it is your personal story that carries the day. Thank you and your daughters for sharing your story with vulnerability.
4) As a both/and add-on to your data & story awesomeness, I wonder how you and your clear voice - and the research on integration- could be featured on @emily oster’s Parent Data substack? (Maybe this magic has already happened...apologies if I’ve missed it)
Thank you!
Thanks so much, Becca. Love this concrete feedback - super helpful to me as I continue to play with how I get this message out alongside smart thinkers like you. I have never been featured on Emily Oster's Substack.
I hope someday (soon!) you and data about school integration shows up in mainstream parenting advice for Emily’s tens of thousands of followers!
Fantastic eloquence! I only wish that you had sent it earlier. We urgently need your inspiration! Do you have any more such items to share from your vast storehouse of sources? DD
What a great talk. Thank you so much for sharing.
This is a beautiful talk. Thank you!
Such an informative , thought provoking talk. I know it was officially on integration but my take home is that society doesn't have that many attractive options other than to "grow up" and work through diversity of all types. Show up, listen, speak up and stay put - basically translates into doing the challenging work that needs to be done. Are there any other viable options for a sustainable world?