A Brave Writer's Life in Brief

Recently on Brave Learning…

Local School Rights Infringed by Federal Government

What happened to the concept that local school districts ought to have more power than the federal government in determining education? Are we really okay with that? [More]

Fostering Self-Awareness [Public]

The chief skill we need to impart for successful relationships in life is self-awareness. [More]

Chat GPT and Teen Writing [Public]

A new topic in my new book! [More]

Friday Freewrite: Background [Public]

If someone took a photograph of you freewriting right now, what would they see in the background? Describe in detail what (or who!) is behind you. [More]

We’ve kicked off our five-minute weekly podcast for your kids on Substack!

My goal is to give your kids actionable steps to take control of their learning experience, to make it more meaningful and delightful to them.

The idea is to play the podcast over breakfast and then make a little time that day or later in the week to do the thing.

The first six episodes are FREE:

• 01 – Hidey Holes helps kids create a “hidey hole” as a study space.
• 02 – History of YOU teaches your child to think like a historian.
• 03 – Break a Reading Record encourages kids to read a little longer in one sitting.
• 04 – Write On—Graffiti! inspires kids to write even when they think they hate it!
• 05 – Jumping Jack Math gets your children’s bodies involved in math.
• 06 – Adjectives in Action puts your little performers on the living room stage!

I look forward to supporting you by going direct to your kiddos and inspiring them to be the brave learners you want them to be.

Enjoy!

Recently on Brave Learning…

College: How to Entice a Teen 

Help cast the vision for college, even if your kid is reluctant to go [More]

Let’s talk about parental anger [Public]

It’s good to remember how vulnerable our little charges are and how much they do depend on us…for everything. [More]

What I learned as a parent

My kids didn’t like the way I worried about them or saw them as projects. When I dropped that energy, life got better for all of us. [More]

Friday Freewrite: Brushing Teeth [Public]

For a news segment, how might a reporter describe you brushing your teeth? [More]