April 4, 2013 There’s no shortage of pithy quotations from revered wise women and men, from centuries past to this morning’s media, about how creativity, imagination, discovery and invention are essential for nations and their people to thrive. There’s also no shortage of op-eds, books, blogs and radio and TV talk...
March 17, 2013 Lev Vygotsky was a brilliant psychologist who lived and worked in the first decades of the Soviet Union. His writings and teachings—he began very young (when only 19) and died very young (when only 38)—have been inspiring and teaching psychologists and educators for many decades. His understanding of...
March 1, 2013 Here’s some promo for the latest products from the Psychotherapy Networker, a popular online resource for therapists— “Learn how working with emotions can transform your practice” “Gain the understanding, insight, and know-how to engage authentically with clients as emotions emerge” “Working with emotions can be tough for both clients and therapists....
February 25, 2013 Last month I wrote and turned in to the publisher the Introduction to the Classic Edition for Lev Vygotsky: Revolutionary Scientist, which Fred Newman and I wrote twenty years ago. I'm happy that the book is in producction and will be released in the early fall of this year....
February 7, 2013 I just read an Opinionator piece in The New York Times on “Depression and the Limits of Psychiatry.” The author is Gary Gutting, is a professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He tells us he’s been teaching a graduate seminar on Michel Foucault’s work and proceeds...
January 31, 2013 For those of you who’ve been following my posts about the suspension of Ian Parker from Manchester Metropolitan University, I have good news! The suspension is over. Here is a message from Ian that was posted on Asylum, An International Magazine for Democratic Psychiatry, Psychology and Community Development: Dear all, I was...
January 29, 2013 A few days ago I wrote about the long lag time for reviews of academic books. Here’s an example very close to home. During my Internet searches this weekend I came across a new review of my book, Vygotsky at Work and Play. (You can click on it...
January 26, 2013 During January I’ve been writing a new introduction to Fred Newman’s and my 1993 book, Lev Vygotsky: Revolutionary Scientist for the new “Classic Edition” Routledge’s Psychology Press will be releasing later in 2013. Part of my process has been doing a lot of searches, mostly on Google Scholar...
January 16, 2013 Best selling author Dan Pink (A Whole New Mind, Drive) has a new book, To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others. He devotes his Chapter 8 to the topic of Improvisation, and he had a really good teacher for this chapter, Cathy Salit. Cathy is...
January 10, 2013 I just received an unusual book in the mail: We Saved the Best for You—Letters of Hope, Imagination and Wisdom for 21st Century Educators. The book contains 52 letters written by scholars and practitioners. Most are in their own voices. But editors Tricia Kress and Robert Lake asked some...
