This post is part of a series of very short essays on whatever passes my mind. Full list available here As an educator and learning facilitator, I believe my work is done if I’m not needed anymore. If learners support each other, look for information and ask each other questions. …

This article started as a game. As I wasn’t sure what to write, I told myself that I take the first tweet by a woman and write about that. The first tweet was by Women Posting Their W’s about Sarafine Nance selection for participating in an analog Mars mission. I…

When was the last time you made a new friend? Crickets. I made three new good friends in the past 2 years. But that was easy for me. I uprooted the family, moved to a new place, and insert myself into new communities. Now that sounds easy, but it isn’t…

“But, what’s the problem?” I ask. Not just once, but several times. The other sentence my students often hear me say is “But why?” They look at me puzzled, explaining the link between sharing knowledge and innovation, and how the team needs to interact and feel safe. While they talk…

This is a fictional story of how covid-19 could change society. What futures do you imagine? It has been two years now. I look outside the window. The wind sweeps over the meadow, further ahead the waves are crashing unto the beach trying to reclaim the bit of land that…

Read more tips at kidsandremotework.io Around 30 days into the lock-down I got seriously annoyed at all the working-from-home-as-a-parent tips. A list of 20 tools you can use to entertain your kids or support their learning is just information overload. What should have been said on every article offering help…

I’m speaking from the privileged position of a single mother of 4 young girls who has a well paid temporary position and who, since the death of her husband, considers the idea of permanence an illusion that you can embrace or brush aside. What if large scale education is eliminated? Large scale education, the format where several…

We constantly make decision. Most decisions are simple: What to eat, when to get up, what to wear. Other decisions are more complicated (where to travel to, where to live, should we accept a job offer). Then there are organizational decisions: Decisions managers make. These have additional layers of complexity…

When you are in the office you normally talk with those who are around you. As a human you are influenced by proximity, among other things. When individuals are working from home a number of things can happen: Communication among employees focuses only on tasks. People will fail to build…