Recently, I have seen some examples of what I will call "fun-shaming" in education. While there is certainly a case to be made for the idea that education shouldn't be engaging alone, looking down on a lesson because it teaches physics AND is fun (hi, almost all experiments involving baking soda), makes zero sense. You can't just play and have fun all day instead of learning, but why on earth not in addition to learning? If we would rather work at jobs where our skills are valued, we are compensated adequately, and we enjoy our colleagues and workspace and our work itself, why wouldn't we espouse the same theory in classrooms and schools? It starts with a culture of people who love their jobs, and love kids. Most educators start out this way! You know the saying, teachers don't join for the million dollar paychecks. Principals and other admin are under a lot of pressure, students are coming from a range of backgrounds, skills, and needs. Finding a way to ...