What School Could Be

Our latest What School Could Be Chronicle Publication features the wisdom of three educators that work tirelessly in support of reimagining what school could be
Here is a link to the full article: www.whatschoolcouldbe.org/blog/the-fut...

142. Total Student Engagement Through the LENS of Rebecca Parks The What School Could Be Podcast · Episode

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Check out what a place-based public school looks like at the school Rebecca leads - the LENS School: lens.ksdr1.net

Rebecca Parks reminds us that the best learning doesn’t live at a desk. It lives in places that breathe, connect, and spark wonder - OUTSIDE the 4 walls of a classroom. 🌱

Rebecca Parks and the LENS School of #Missouri are proof that small steps lead to big change.

How Digital Humanities Is Democratizing History and Civic Education — What School Could Be By: Annie Evans

Link to full article "How Digital Humanities is Democratizing History and Civic Education" : www.whatschoolcouldbe.org/blog/how-dig...

Link to full article "How Digital Humanities is Democratizing History and Civic Education" : www.whatschoolcouldbe.org/blog/how-dig...

Link to full article "How Digital Humanities is Democratizing History and Civic Education" : www.whatschoolcouldbe.org/blog/how-dig...

Link to full article "How Digital Humanities is Democratizing History and Civic Education" : www.whatschoolcouldbe.org/blog/how-dig...

YouTube video by Prince Ea BEFORE YOU GO TO SCHOOL, WATCH THIS || WHAT IS SCHOOL FOR? (2023)

What an absolute joy for the What School Could Be team to meet and talk with one of the world’s greatest and most creative activist-artists of all time, Prince EA. He has inspired a generation of education leaders to rethink what could be school.

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#education #school

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The Good Ancestor Approach: Transforming Schools Applying Roman Krznaric's framework for long-term thinking to our education system

Link to Raya’s article here: reinventingeducation.substack.com/p/the-good-a...

“…The long-term nature of educational outcomes means that reforms and innovations may not bear fruit within the typical political or fiscal cycles, causing reluctance among policymakers and administrators to adopt new approaches."

(link to her full article here: lnkd.in/gZWJd9vp)

"This short-termism is particularly concerning given that real, meaningful impact and change in education take time. We often don’t see the impact of radically different curricula for years, making it challenging to justify immediate investments and changes…”

Our friend, Rays Bidshari, inspired by Roman’s work and his book, “The Good Ancestor,” also just published an article addressing the real negative impact that short-term thinking has on the schooling "system" and its struggle to adapt to the realities of today.

She writes:

The impact of #RomanKrznaric continues to spread worldwide. Josh Reppun's recent What School Could Be Podcast conversation with Roman highlights a concrete way to start building more "long-term thinking" into education spaces using the tradition of an empty chair (WSCB Podcast Episode #140.)

A big thank you to Charity Marcella Moran, Ed.S. for writing this piece and to Jennifer D. Klein for editing it.

Link to full article: www.whatschoolcouldbe.org/blog/does-it...

Our latest WSCB Chronicle publication tackles the importance of being active in one’s community. A concept that seems more important than ever these days. As the world becomes more & more siloed & neighborhoods become more and more divided, the concept of a village & modeling community is essential.

"Creating Counterparts" The Motley Crew Discussion Group (Special Edition) — What School Could Be During the course of the 1999-2000 school year, two groups of high school students, one from Holcomb, Missouri population 531 and the other from New York City population 10,000,000, worked together to...

Link to join our discussion and learn more: www.whatschoolcouldbe.org/events/creat...

Creating Counterparts A 1999-2000 collaboration between students at Holcomb High School in Holcomb, Missouri and students at Baruch College Campus High School in Manhattan, New York.…

Link to stream "Creating Counterparts"
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Want to spend an hour watching a documentary about education that will lift your spirits? Then join me and the WSCB team by streaming "Creating Counterparts" before Wednesday at 3pm PST AND then join our discussion with the film creators and two students featured in the film.

Two giants in the field of teaching history, Annie Evans (Virginia) and Shiloh Francis (Hawaiʻi). Featured both in my WSCB @whatschoolcouldbe.bsky.social Podcast. #teachers #EduSky #education @mapm8ker.bsky.social #history

Promotion for CTRH! 2025 (Quest for Connection) | July 21-23, Virtual | Nawal Qarooni, a Jersey City-based educator, writer, and adjunct professor, promotes holistic literacy instruction and the value of family experiences in education, as highlighted in her book Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations: Elevating Home Experiences and Classroom Practices for Collective Care. Drawing from her roles as a teacher, instructional coach, and daughter of immigrants, she collaborates with schools through NQC Literacy. Nawal also serves on the Library of Congress Literacy Awards Advisory Board, evaluates manuscripts for Reese Witherspoon’s LitUp program, and teaches at NYU.

Announcing our first Conference to Restore Humanity! Quest for Connection🗺️ event: a virtual workshop w/ educator and author of Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations, Nawal Qarooni!

You can learn more about CTRH!2025 and donate now to reserve your seat @

humanrestorationproject.org/conference

At What School Could Be, we imagine a world where schools are working with our youth to problem solve alongside machines, are learning how to adapt to a ever-changing world of innovation, and are developing their social-emotional skills so they can collaborate, communicate and be resilient.

YouTube video by What School Could Be The Future of Work: Will Our Children Be Prepared?

The "Future of Work" is looking a bit differently than it did 10 year ago, forget about 50 years ago. Does it seem right that in most schools we are teaching the next generation skills that machines will be able to do 100 times faster and more efficiently?

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Sault Area High School: Contextual Mathematics Pairing geometry and algebra with hands-on construction, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship.

This month’s #WSCBSpotlight highlights #Michigan educators redefining what learning can be. In Sault Ste. Marie HS, students engage in math that goes beyond equations, applying it to real-world challenges. #contextualmath #mathwithapurpose

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Do Schools Kill Creativity? — What School Could Be

Do Schools Kill Creativity? Watch Sir Ken Robinson's profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. www.whatschoolcouldbe.org/innovation-p...

A Mandate and A Framework for Action — What School Could Be by: Tony Wagner

Every day, students walk into classrooms carrying the weight of a world.They’re navigating challenges and opportunities that schools, bound by outdated systems, too often fail to address. The result? Kids feel disconnected, and their potential is stifled. www.whatschoolcouldbe.org/blog/a-manda...

How the Ivy League Broke America The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.

A powerful new article that dives into the deep inequities of college admissions, exposing how meritocracy often entrenches social and economic segregation. For those of us invested in reimagining education, this is a must-read.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Eye on Student Protagonism: Future-Minded Solutions for a Better Tomorrow — What School Could Be Join us for the latest Eye on Student Protagonism , where student ingenuity takes center stage! This session highlights three inspiring projects tackling real-world challenges

If you want to get hard-data directly from the voices of those most impacted by schooling, this is the place for you. Register now for this one-hour digital event, with students as the protagonists. www.whatschoolcouldbe.org/events/eye-o...