Democracy Café

In his song "One Particular Harbor," Jimmy Buffett could be describing the classroom of Todd Carstenn, Vanguard High School's teacher extraordinaire -- “a mysterious calling harbor, sheltered from the wind, where the children play, on the shore each day, and all are safe within.” Safe in a wonderfully edgy and intellectually stimulating way -- one in which, as Todd says, "they can rest in the sand until their next harbor calls," meanwhile "bringing their own sand to the harbor of my classroom." How do we make sure all our precious children and youth can bring their own sand to the harbors of their learning environs? Todd, an absolutely beloved teacher in Ocala, FL (who has been putting to good use fo years 'Socrates Cafe' in the international baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge course), shares his decades' worth of insights. Listen in.