Loose Pages

  • Colorful umbrellas suspended overhead along a street.

    Permission to Wonder

    When did curiosity start needing an alibi? From Fat Bear Week to unexpected rabbit holes, I’ve been wondering why we sometimes feel the need to justify the things that fascinate us.

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  • Child reading a book by flashlight beneath the covers at night.

    The Rabbit Holes

    I spent my childhood following questions from one book to another. Years later, my students and I were doing much the same thing—sometimes when we were supposed to be doing math. An essay about reading, teaching, and making room for curiosity.

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