Every Camper Needs a Champion (And a System That Backs Them Up)
Dr. Rita Pierson's famous TED talk has inspired millions of educators. But what if we've been hearing her message wrong? When we make championship about the person instead of the conditions that support them, we get burnout, turnover, and kids who get championed only by luck. Here's how to build the systems that make it sustainable.
Designing Boyhood on Purpose
A documentary about teenage boys at my camp learning vulnerability at summer camp just premiered — and it's had me thinking about the question that guided my years running Camp Timberlake: what kind of experience of boyhood are we actually creating? The answer isn't hope. It's design.