Chris Mercogliano

Chris Mercogliano is an American author and speaker who writes about progressive compassionate pedagogy aka alternative education. Mercogliano's philosophy of teaching is centred on a child-centred and holistic facilitatory co-curatorial approach that begins with meeting a child where they are. Between 1973 and 2007, Mercogliano was a teacher with the Albany Free School, eventually becoming its director. ^{[1] [2]} He is the father of Lily Mercogliano-Easton, the director of Camp Wawa Segowea. He is also a member of the Alternative Education Resource Organization and an online educator mentoring people interested in opening their own alternative schools.

Bibliography

• Mercogliano, Chris (1998). Making It Up As We Go Along: The Story of the Albany Free School. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. ISBN   0-325-00043-3
• Mercogliano, Chris (2003). Teaching the Restless: One School's Remarkable No-Ritalin Approach to Helping Children Learn and Succeed. Boston, MA: Beacon Press. ISBN   0-8070-3257-3
• Mercogliano, Chris (2006). How to Grow a School: Starting and Sustaining Schools That Work. New York, NY: Oxford Village Press. ISBN   0-945700-06-7
• Mercogliano, Chris (2007). In Defense of Childhood: Protecting Kids' Inner Wildness. Boston, MA: Beacon Press. ISBN   978-0-8070-3286-2

References

1. "Chris Mercogliano - Participants | Conference on World Affairs". Colorado.edu. 2005, webpage: Col572.
2. Helper, Alexandra N. (1 February 2008). "In Defense of Childhood: Protecting Kids' Inner Wildness". Psychiatric Times. Retrieved 14 November 2013.

External links

• Personal website
• Alternative Education Resource Organization

• Self-Organizing Child: Chris Mercogliano at TEDxYouth@BFS