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The Art of the Metaphor - Jane Hirshfield

By Jane Hirshfield — 2012

How do metaphors help us better understand the world? And, what makes a good metaphor? Explore these questions with writers like Langston Hughes and Carl Sandburg, who have mastered the art of bringing a scene or emotion to life. Lesson by Jane Hirshfield, animation by Ben Pearce

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Help! Married with Children and Coming Out

As a professional counselor for many years in my own right, and now semi-retired, I congratulate you, Marc, on giving what I would consider excellent advice...you are professional, sympathetic, and your priorities regarding "care" for all involved is sold and "visible.

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2014
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Parents Argue Over Popular Daughter Who Is Rude at Home

This story is about a mom and a step-dad who had argued a lot over a teenage daughter who was rude and home and unwilling to do her part. The step-dad shifted to using a non-defensive statement and got very different results.

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Sharon Strand Ellison
2013
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Student vs. Teacher

A Parent Teacher Conference GETS REAL. The battle of students vs teachers is centuries old.

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Prince EA
2019
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I Sued the School System

THE PEOPLE VS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM

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Prince EA
2016
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Love, No Matter What | Andrew Solomon

What is it like to raise a child who’s different from you in some fundamental way (like a prodigy, or a differently abled kid, or a criminal)? In this quietly moving talk, writer Andrew Solomon shares what he learned from talking to dozens of parents—asking them: What’s the line between...

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Andrew Solomon
2013
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Do Schools Kill Creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures, rather than undermines, creativity.

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Kenneth Robinson
2007
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Imagination and Creativity