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What If ‘Normal’ Is the Problem?
We love a neat, predictable timeline. First words by this age, walking by that one, social skills unfolding in predictable, measurable increments. We love “normal.” We crave it, and the sense of approval it brings so long as we abide by it. We measure against it. We...
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Press Coverage
Reclaiming Resilience
You don't create resilience in children by throwing them in the deep end at school and forcing them to cope. That's how you create resentment. That's like sending the average person into the gym to lift 100 kg and saying that if they just do enough mindfulness, think...
“Inclusion is not tolerance. It is unquestioned acceptance.”
Recently, I received a referral from the 'Head of Inclusion' of a large international school about taking in a child that the school cannot include. Needless to say, right away, this seemed rather contradictory to the principle of inclusion. After this, I received...
The Education Revolution is Already Here
We often look to the West—with an almost wistful fatalism—for many symbols of progressiveness in societal structures. Schooling is no exception. In Canada, for example, all school-aged children are entitled to a full educational programme regardless of any...