Archive - Beyond the Classroom

What's Past is Prologue

What the rearview mirror has to teach us about the year ahead. And my favorite gifts, reads, and lessons from 2024.

Jan 1 •

December 2024

November 2024

Lifelong Learning with Melanie Karlins

What this artist and creative mentor is learning about shedding identities, untangling creativity from commerce, and organizing our lives to make space…

Nov 21, 2024 •

One Year on Substack

Reflecting on a year of consistent writing, unchaining ourselves from followers & likes, and what Taylor Lorenz's book, EXTREMELY ONLINE, teaches us…

Nov 14, 2024 •

Learning as an Act of Resistance

Keeping our wits about us, staying focused, and the essential work of lifelong learning

Nov 7, 2024 •

October 2024

Spooky Fall Reads (in a season spookier than many would wish)

Toni Morrison, good ole' Hitchcock, a fantastic new horror novel by Rivers Solomon, and healthy distractions to cope with election anxiety

Oct 31, 2024 •

Lifelong Learning with Rebekah Laur'en

Lessons from a rising R&B superstar in overcoming perfectionism, elevating play in our work, and betting on ourselves today

Oct 25, 2024 •

Be Where Your Feet Are

A Parisian interlude / Mini-travelogue / Lesson in mindfulness

Oct 16, 2024 •

Outwrite Your Inner Critic

How writing fast and furiously can help us outrun and silence the mean little judge in our heads

Oct 4, 2024 •

September 2024

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