by JessMele | Apr 20, 2024 | Arts Education, Arts & Culture, Creativity, Equity, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Stories & Art Projects, Writing
This post is rough, and that’s the point. You’re getting all my interruptions, digressions and second-guesses. You’re getting all of me. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about integration of the parts of me I have worked really hard to keep separate. Work...
by jessparvin | Mar 30, 2023 | Advocacy & Organizing, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
My mom is an easy grader. She started as an early childhood educator with a pedagogy that centered kindness. About twenty years ago, she began teaching at the college level, preparing prospective teachers for a career working with young children. Every year, she would...