I knew I wanted to be a teacher when, as part of a college class, I was supposed to volunteer at an elementary school in Seattle. But it wasn’t just any elementary school. The school was an alternative public school, practicing the Expeditionary Learning approach to education. Stepping into that school changed my whole life. My time there taught me how magical learning could be. I saw first graders studying glass through all subject areas, visiting local glass blowers and learning geometry by … [Read more...]