TURNING POINTS

TURNING POINTS—Encounters that Matter in the Classroom & Beyond   Turning points come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes they seem like impossible-to-hit baseballs. Ten months ago, I shared an article about three women who hit life’s curve balls right out of the ballpark.   The front page of the December 26, 2017 Philadelphia … Continue reading TURNING POINTS

TURNING POINTS—Encounters that Matter in the Classroom & Beyond– You’re Both Right: A Concept From Education That Applies To Recovery

TURNING POINTS—Encounters that Matter in the Classroom & Beyond--You're Both Right: A Concept From Education That Applies To Recovery OPEN ADMISSIONS presented readers with seemingly opposed perspectives about learning that really represent the two sides of the same coin, two parts of the truth that can work hand in hand. We’re all familiar with the … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—Encounters that Matter in the Classroom & Beyond– You’re Both Right: A Concept From Education That Applies To Recovery

Turning Points—Encounters that Matter in the Classroom & Beyond. “I will be forever grateful that Wild River Books founders Joy Stocke and Kim Nagy saw something in my manuscript.”

TURNING POINTS—Encounters that Matter in the Classroom & Beyond Last October 22, Wild River Books launched OPEN ADMISSIONS, so as a birthday gesture I want to thank the people who’ve read my memoir and the posts on nedbachus.com, and I also want to thank the people who helped turn a dream into a book. It’s … Continue reading Turning Points—Encounters that Matter in the Classroom & Beyond. “I will be forever grateful that Wild River Books founders Joy Stocke and Kim Nagy saw something in my manuscript.”

TURNING POINTS—Encounters that Matter in the Classroom & Beyond: Seeing in THE LIGHT FROM HERE

  Seeing in THE LIGHT FROM HERE Turning points come in all shapes and sizes. They can arrive on their own schedule and feel more like curses than opportunities, like Maureen Egan’s cancer diagnosis. What we do in such encounters matters. A diagnosis of breast cancer caused artist Maureen Egan to turn inward, and that … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—Encounters that Matter in the Classroom & Beyond: Seeing in THE LIGHT FROM HERE

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Encounters that Matter in the Classroom & Beyond: From “Football” Without Helmets to Singer, Performer, Teacher

Can you believe that playing “football” without helmets and protective padding turned me into a singer and performer and is partly why I teach and write articles and books? A friend of a friend set me up. This was just after college. Her brother was helping to start a rugby club and needed players. Six … Continue reading Encounters that Matter in the Classroom & Beyond: From “Football” Without Helmets to Singer, Performer, Teacher