Dane's Education Blog

I had an amazing opportunity to talk about the importance of reading to children and read the book I wrote — Forward Backwards THE SAME —  a...

I have always enjoyed reading to children. Here is an article — "The Joy of Reading to Children" — I wrote for "Montessori Li...

It is so good to have libraries all around. Our local Greenland, NH library  has such beautiful and well stocked books for children and teen...

Here is a book I just wrote and is now published with Amazon:  Forward backwards THE SAME .  The book is available through Amazon.   Here is...

Supercommunicators  caught my attention right from the beginning with a uthor Charles Duhigg highlighting the importance and use of emotiona...

Dan Pink's Pinkcasts are short and present powerful information.  He is one of my favorite authors, advisors on leadership, and helper o...

Such a beautiful TED Talk with 13M views AND a powerful message on "The Art of Asking." As a singer, Amanda Palmer has a simple bu...

For those of us who are educators and parents over 50, the book Outlive  really is the science and art of life longevity. This bestselling b...

Ever since my seven-year-old grandson recommended a  Diary of a Wimpy Kid  book, — AND my granddaughter has 14 books in the series — I am on...

I have been reading to children — preschool through middle school — for over 40 years. I began with my own children, and I made my way throu...

Nexus  is a special book for educators and parents and the children they serve. They will all get a clear, outstanding picture of the evolut...

My introduction to FLOW was when I read Finding Flow  by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and subsequently introduced him at a conference. I love how...

" Here are 8 ways to help children cultivate happiness: • Foster strong social connections. • Model grace and courtesy. • Introduce and...

The power of words can make a huge difference in our lives — especially when children are learning how to use words well.  This video is ama...

Check out this video that takes you through 11 different optical illusions. Teachers and parents sitting with young people can have lots of ...

Emily Esfahani Smith's TED Talk "There's more to life than being happy" gives great insight on the differences in happine...

Since the beginning of April, the book The Anxious Generation  has been on the New York Times  bestsellers list.  Below is an interview with...

Fifty-five year old Richard Goodall has been serving as a janitor at a local school for 23 years. He loves to sing and make people happy. He...

I read to preschool classes twice a week, and for the first time in six years, a class requested — almost demanded — one morning that I read...

Written in 1998 by Spencer Johnson, M.D., this book  is a fantastic read that you can read in an hour.  The quote on the cover says it all —...

Here is a very special TED Talk. See below for the 8-minute Talk by Adora Svitak — " What Adults Can Learn From Kids."  As of this...

This 7 minute TED Talk by seven-year-old Molly Wright is fantastic! Here is the introduction to this 11M viewed Talk: "What if I was to...

Here is a 5-star TED Talk for educators from the popular Sal Khan. He has such a good message—on the positive side—for AI.  If you have not ...

Some great advice from the weekly JAM ( J ust A M inute to read). If you have not done so already, go to the JAM website when you have a c...

Author and NYTimes columnist ,  David Brooks's, newest book is so helpful in understanding and building relations with others, especiall...

 "Is AI [Artificial Intelligence] as smart as it seems? Exploring the 'brain' behind machine learning, neural networker Alona F...

       Momentum Montessori, a Life in Motion ,  an historical novel by Elizabeth Slade , is not only captivating, it gives significant insig...

I discovered  GoodRx  from a friend and physician and how it supports ongoing health information. "7 Ways to Find More Meaning in Your ...

With all that is going in in our world today . . . "We should teach humanity in school. Our children need to be taught how to be compas...

In Emily Esfahani Smith's TED Talk, she builds "there's more to life than being happy" with 4 pillars of a meaningful lif...