Emotional development as the adult nurtures trust with the child
Posted on 4.4.12 by Josette Luvmour
Neural networks are strengthened by repeated use. In this way, experience continues to create and recreate the actual hardwiring of our brains throughout childhood as we develop, learn, and grow. The good news is that as research continues, we continue to gain more information about the… Read More >
Development Occurs in Relationship
Posted on 2.20.12 by Josette Luvmour
“To educate a child well, we must first understand the very nature of the child, and realize that every child is a unique individual.”
- Josette Luvmour, PhD, Adult Development Director
At Summa Academy we are interested in supporting each individual child. We ask: Who is the child as a… Read More >
No Dignity Left Behind - Teachers caught helping their students “cheat”
Posted on 10.19.11 by Albee Kara
I read with my usual mix of interest and annoyance this piece in the New York Times about teachers finding various ways to help their students (and their schools) get higher marks in the current regime of student/teacher/school testing and evaluation.
The whole thing is so sickening - let me… Read More >
Occupy Meaning
Posted on 10.12.11 by Amber Kara
All this talk of Occupy has me thinking about meaning in people’s lives. It was surprising at first to see the Occupy movement spread so quickly. Now, as I prepare to teach a class on Rites of Passage, I am reminded that there is a real dearth of meaning in many people’s lives. We as… Read More >
Wisdom not Knowledge
Posted on 9.20.11 by Josette Luvmour
What is wisdom? Is it the accumulation of knowledge? Does it spring from experience or accomplishment? Is wisdom in our thoughts? In our hearts? In our navels?
Wisdom is not a disembodied intellectual concept. Nor is wisdom a rarefied set of honed skills, standards, or objective truths.… Read More >
My Vision of Education
Posted on 9.15.11 by Ba Luvmour
My Vision of Education
Meaningful education has its basis in psychology. What children learn has little meaning without connection to how they learn. We begin with a brief comment on how education has used and misused psychology.
The Tyranny of Normal
Normal. Its history in education and… Read More >
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