Blake WardLet’s Begin With The Future For Children, Brick By BrickAt the end of World War II, a little province in Northern Italy called Reggio Emilia had been devastated by the horrors of war and the…Sep 18, 2020Sep 18, 2020
Blake WardA Strong Image of Children: Strong DemocracyIn his book, The People Vs. Democracy, political theorist, and scholar Yascha Mounk, argues that the two primary components of liberal…Feb 22, 2018Feb 22, 2018
Blake WardBecoming Makers: Imagining, Feeling, DoingIn his book, Making is Connecting, David Gauntlet argues that the process of making connects us as humans to each other and to the world…Jan 21, 2018Jan 21, 2018
Blake WardPlay, Political Equality, and the Stewards of ChildhoodIn her 2011 public lecture on Education and Equality for the Institute of Advanced Study, Danielle Allen, Principal Investigator for the…Jan 21, 2018Jan 21, 2018
Blake WardJust Beyond Our Reach: Our Most Aspirational Form of DemocracyOn my daily commute to work over the last few weeks, I’ve been riveted by a Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) Series called, What It Means To Be…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
Blake WardChildhood: Building The Competence to Encounter The WorldA recent New York Times article entitled, The Anti-Helicopter Parent’s Plea: Let Kids Play! Characterizes the philosophy of Mike Lanza, a…Oct 21, 2016Oct 21, 2016
Blake WardStart Seeing Children As Citizens & See The World With Fresh Eyes“Knowing and learning are communal acts. They require a continual cycle of discussion, disagreement and consensus over what has been and…Jun 20, 2016Jun 20, 2016
Blake WardThe Perils of Raising Kids in a Culture of Scarcity & FearA recent article published in The Atlantic The Perils of Writing a Provocative Email at Yale, explores the controversy that led former Yale…Jun 7, 2016Jun 7, 2016