Sam MartineauJul 20, 20238 minHumanitarian TripsIn her viral essay in 2014, Pippa Biddle tells a story from her time on a humanitarian trip to Tanzania as a teenager. In the story, she...
Sam MartineauJun 27, 20239 minRitualsIt’s curriculum time! Just about now teachers all over, including in the homeschooling community, are creating, updating, tweaking, and...
Sam MartineauMay 24, 20239 minDon’t Squash Disruptive StudentsWhat does the ideal classroom look like? Perhaps we might imagine the ideal classroom as organized, with students always speaking in...
Sam MartineauApr 14, 20239 minWhere Can We Make Serious Progress?There is this very interesting dichotomy one can find in the research on education. That dichotomy becomes clear if one looks at the...
Sam MartineauMar 17, 202311 minPluralism As An Academic Good**I begin with the caveat that the following concepts are not equally important or applicable to every subject taught. But they are...