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I just returned from the National Council of Social Studies (NCSS) National Conference in Nashville (lovely city–hey, hey, Nashville!) where I presented with friends and colleagues, Lisa Bauman and Colleen Tambuscio–both educational legends and long-time personal inspirations (sorry, ladies, if that indicates that we are, well, well-seasoned) –about our journey with Peter Feigl. If you’llContinue reading “December 4, 2023: Post 3”

Awestruck, Dog-Tired, and Decidedly Smelly I know, I know. Only one post a day. Yet, I really do want to tell my first story. My colleague and friend Lisa Bauman and I took a trip–the trip–to France in 2022. We had arranged to meet our friend, Peter Feigl, who was then 93, and his significantContinue reading “November 28, 2023: Post 2”

“This feels like navel gazing to me.” More than ten years ago, a designer critiqued as ‘navel gazing’ an activity I created. I have vivid memories of righteous indignation (after I looked it up to make sure it was derisive). Now I would chuckle and say, “Heck, yeah!” And I’d probably tag on a self-deprecatingContinue reading “November 28, 2023 — Post 1”