Educational Sloyd was born in the midst of the Industrial Revolution, which makes sense.   Handcraft education in public schools would...

  I am sure teachers out there can relate:        You are sitting in a faculty meeting or at a professional development conference, learning...

It has been nearly three years since I stepped away from teaching high school history, and while there is a lot I don’t miss about that job ...

Someone who follows me on Instagram asked that I explain how I carve the notches and tabs for locking-lidded boxes.  Here you go.

     After some positive conversations with local families and with the support of Tinkerhaus, a maker space in Newburyport, MA, I am excite...

     In October 2018, a painting by the street muralist Banksy, titled “Girl with a Balloon,” went up for auction at Sotheby’s.  Known for c...

( Leonardo da Vinci as Plato, detail of The School of Athens by Raphael) I used to spend my summers as a bike mechanic, once the teaching ...