Melodic Magic: How Music Unlocks the Language World for Children

Today’s post is from a guest blogger, Charles Carpenter, who is a musician and instructor in San Antonio, Texas. He… Read more Melodic Magic: How Music Unlocks the Language World for Children

Can’t You Hear That?

I can hear it. Can’t you? Even if you listen intently, blocking out all the other noise around you–the distant… Read more Can’t You Hear That?

I’ve been thinking a lot about culture, especially as it is related to education. A prominent idea is that culture… Read more Culture Envy

This is Ike. We let go of Ike this week. For these last few years, this was his happy place,… Read more Ike

June is Pride Month. Today in Northfield was “Pride in the Park.” Something I noticed was the number of young… Read more Silence Understood

I’d like to do some shameless self-promotion. Here’s a sample of four songs from my upcoming Album, Together, which will… Read more Together

Minnesota is looking at a $17 billion surplus as they begin work in the 2023 legislative session. Oh what to… Read more Oh, That Surplus

READ. THIS. BOOK. That’s it. That’s the blog post for this week. Here’s a link to a conversation between MPR’s… Read more Bewildered

I sense we’re all a little tense. A little worn thin. Maybe feeling tired, no? I know, I know. I… Read more I Sense Many of us are on Edge

We want the world to be simple. But it’s not. Yet, we still fall into the same trap trying to… Read more It’s Simple Right? No. It’s Not.