Postcards from the Rogue Valley

“Begin at the beginning," the King said, very gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

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A collection of some of the best stories and photos from Postcards from the Rogue Valley (Next Generation Press, 2021). Order a copy.

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“There is ecstasy in paying attention,” the author Anne Lamott says. “If you start to look around, you will start to see. . .. The act of writing turns out to be its own reward.”

In the spring of 2018, after more than five decades living in New England, I moved to Ashland, Oregon. These Postcards from the Rogue Valley have been my way of paying attention in my new home.

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I have spent my professional life championing “powerful learning” by our nation’s adolescents. From 1994 to 2000, I directed that largest private donation in U.S. history to improve the nation’s public schools. In 2001, I co-founded the nonprofit What Kids Can Do, which documents the vision and power of youth worldwide, along with Next Generation Press, which celebrates youth as co-authors. I was one of the first national recipients of Civic Venture’s Purpose Prize for individuals over 60 who are leaving a distinctive mark in communities across the country.

I have a B.A. and an Ed.D. from Harvard University.

http://www.whatkidscando.org