Thursday, March 12: When I woke up Thursday morning, I decided to self-isolate. I woke up with a heaviness in my chest, like someone was sitting on it. I also had a sore throat and a dry cough. I checked my temperature and it was normal. I have not been overseas and have not knowinglyContinue reading “One of many stories”
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A book for everyone
I’ve been rereading Uncommon Core in preparation for planning out my next book, and I have to tell you, it’s giving me the feels. I’ve cried through every chapter, remembering the connection I had with my students and the lessons we learned from each other. In some ways, it’s a hard book to market becauseContinue reading “A book for everyone”
UNH Non-renewal Update with Cindy Pulkkinen
December 23, 2018 All In with Pauline Hawkins Cindy Pulkkinen was a Principal Lecturer at UNH, and taught English as a Second Language until May 2018, when her contract was not renewed along with 16 other lecturers. Cindy gives us an update on the non-renewal lecturers and talks about the difficulties of getting a full-timeContinue reading “UNH Non-renewal Update with Cindy Pulkkinen”
Mentoring for the Modern Musician with the Scharff Brothers
October 28, 2018 All In with Pauline Hawkins Michael and Adam Scharff or The Scharff Brothers are a production team and pioneers in Virtual Artist Development. They write, record, produce and teach in all musical genres. As a matter of fact, at the time of this recording, they were finishing up a lesson, so IContinue reading “Mentoring for the Modern Musician with the Scharff Brothers”
A Year of Saying Yes with Jamie Jenson
May 27, 2018 All In with Pauline Hawkins Jamie Jenson decided to change her course after years of teaching and a life-changing event with a year of saying “Yes!” One of those yeses was pursuing a childhood dream of becoming a journalist. She recently graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at SyracuseContinue reading “A Year of Saying Yes with Jamie Jenson”
UNH Lecturers with Sarah Hirsch and Cindy Pulkkinen
March 6, 2018 All In with Pauline Hawkins Sarah Hirsch and Cindy Pulkkinen are two of the 17 UNH lecturers who received non-renewal notices by mail in January. Everything about it was mishandled. Sarah and Cindy have dedicated much of their lives to UNH and their students. Once a month, I like to discuss issuesContinue reading “UNH Lecturers with Sarah Hirsch and Cindy Pulkkinen”
Self-Directed Learners with Madison Person, Jack Tykodi, and Diane Murphy
January 30, 2018 All In with Pauline Hawkins Madison Person, Jack Tykodi, and Diane Murphy talk about self-directed learning and the BigFish Learning Community in Dover. Madison and Jack talk about why they joined the self-directed education movement and how they are taking charge of their own learning. Three songs that would be on theContinue reading “Self-Directed Learners with Madison Person, Jack Tykodi, and Diane Murphy”
Higher Education with Molly Campbell, Catherine Moran, and Larry Beemer
December 19, 2017 All In with Pauline Hawkins Molly Campbell, Catherine Moran, and Larry Beemer, Lecturers at UNH, talk about some of the issues with higher education. Some of the topics we discuss are the “adjunctification” of higher education and the growth of the use of contingent faculty, the workload and working conditions of theContinue reading “Higher Education with Molly Campbell, Catherine Moran, and Larry Beemer”
The Purpose of Education with Diane Murphy
October 24, 2017 All In with Pauline Hawkins On the topic of rethinking education, Diane Murphy from BigFish Learning Community (https://www.bigfishnh.org/) joins me again to talk about the purpose of education. We listened to a segment of Blake Boles “What does it mean to be educated?” (https://www.self-directed.org/tp/what-does-it-mean-to-be-educated/), I read my resignation letter (https://paulinehawkinsdotcom.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/my-resignation-letter/), we listenedContinue reading “The Purpose of Education with Diane Murphy”
Suicide Prevention with Brittni Darras
September 5, 2017 All In with Pauline Hawkins Brittni is an English teacher at Rampart High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The personalized cards she wrote to her 130 students following a student’s suicide attempt received worldwide attention and earned her the AspenPointe Hero of Mental Health Award and the Mayor’s Young Leader Award inContinue reading “Suicide Prevention with Brittni Darras”
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