About Me:
Hi, I’m Sarah! I’ve been an educator for 17 years, a parent for 11 years, and a writer my entire life. I have a BA in History from Mount Holyoke College, and an MA in Child Study and Human Development from Tufts University. I am certified as a teacher by Cambridge University and the state of Massachusetts, and have taught every age, from infants and toddlers to college students. I can’t pick a favorite age, so don’t make me.
My past clients and collaborators include universities, independent schools, public school districts, publishers, nonprofits, museums, homeschoolers and unschoolers. My children will attest to the fact that I will turn just about any situation into an Educational Opportunity.
I believe everything is political-especially the way we treat, raise, and talk to children. I believe all children are capable. I believe all adults deserve community, deep friendship, and grace. I believe play is a non-negotiable ingredient of a life well lived. I have witchy woo tendencies and (I’ve been told) good intuition, but ground all my work in rigorous empirical research.
My first book, Apocalypse Babies, was published by Reverie Publishers in 2023. I have a chapter on culturally sustaining curriculum forthcoming in 2026, in a book published by NAEYC. I am also a published education researcher, and am currently working on my second book. When I’m not thinking or talking about education, I can be found parenting, birding, people-watching on public transit, writing, and working on my gigantic TBR pile. I’m always trying new crafty hobbies. I’m not good at any of them, but I believe trying and failing is another ingredient of a life well lived.
All opinions and materials are my own.
About My Work:
Raising Resistance was born of a need to recognize that we are living through a moment which demands new paradigms for parenting and educating. My consulting utilizes best practices in education and coaching, while being grounded in liberatory pedagogy, social justice and anti-bias principles. I am primarily trained in the Reggio Emilia philosophy, but my main influence is ancestors and elders from South Asia. I believe the work of decolonization is urgent and for everybody—not just a buzzword for academics or activists.
I offer teacher-facing materials, parenting resources, lesson plans, curriculum units, library and materials curation, instructional coaching, one-day workshops and an 8 week coaching series.
While my e-shop is under construction, please send an email through the Contact form to discuss how we can collaborate. I look forward to hearing from you!
“education is about the practice of freedom.”
— bell hooks
