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The Merge Magic

On Wednesday the 28th, I truly came to understand the impact of the Merge approach while I was at the Chester County Art Association’s Pumpkin Carve. I have been learning about and working with Merge for a few months now, and I had built up a great deal of enthusiasm for the program. It is [...]

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Austen Goodman — A Merge Success!

by Austen Goodman

My name is Austen Goodman and I’m a senior in high school. I struggled in school. After 3rd grade it wasn’t about learning anymore and it seemed that it was only about the final product. I never had the opportunity to process the information. I would be rushed to finish my work, and I wouldn’t [...]

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Mistakes are Really Half Steps: a Refreshing Take on the Learning Process

by Mary Helen Rossi

A lot of us perceive mistakes as problems – or, at best, as opportunities – so when Bill started talking this morning about mistakes really being half steps I became almost gleeful. Half steps towards success! Something that’s necessary to move forward! I was pretty much falling all over myself to make the connections – [...]

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The Value of a Creative Educational Environment

by William Rossi

Perhaps we need to broaden the current perspective of what constitutes an educational environment. Actually, since children and youth are constantly learning, everything that goes on around them is an educational environment—adults and peers are their teachers, for better or worse. Unfortunately today’s environment contains many negatives. Hopefully in time we’ll realize the meaning of [...]