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Math anxiety and what to do about it

Did you ever feel strong negative emotions in front of a math problem? Do your guts reject everything mathematical? Do you love math but feel like you are struggling in certain contexts? This article is for you! We have the privilege of discussing with Dr…


Storytelling, Failure, Creativity, and Play

This article is the transcript of an episode of Maja Malmcrona’s podcast, where we talked about how to tell a consistent story of an inconsistent journey, the importance of play and failure and the sadness of failing to play, and, as Maja would say: “how …


Abstraction, art, essence, usefulness, and meaning

This article is the transcript of an episode of Maja Malmcrona’s podcast, where we talked about abstraction, the purpose of school, the essence of things, and failed tattoos. You can listen to the podcast on Podbean or Spotify (and other platforms). You c…


Neuroscience and Creative Movement

“The biggest mistake of the western world was to separate the body and the mind,” says Dr. Hanna Poikonen. From learning scientists to interaction designers, several researchers and educators start to challenge the traditional sit-in-quiet approach to lea…


Teaching with Kindness

Learning is not only theory, it’s also a lot of practice. This is why today I wanted to have a little chat with Mélanie Collon, multi-talented teacher with unbounded curiosity. We discussed the joy of learning, tools, failures, and kindness. I hope you wi…