Jim Baucom: Professor of Education

Jim Baucom, professor of education, has been teaching for more than a quarter of a century at Landmark College in Putney, Vermont.

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New pencils, new backpacks, new teachers. I am excited for my child to make new friends and learn new things at school. I am, as always, also apprehensive: Will his classmates accept him, even though he is different? Will the lessons be interesting enough to hold his attention? Excitement and fear keep me awake at night, but under all the emotion I hold tight to these hopes for my son as the school year begins. So many parents might take these things for granted; for us, they are a dream always worth dreaming. Here are my biggest dreams for the coming year.

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When Parents Became a Force for Change

It's been 50 years since parents stood up for their "learning different" kids and got...