Don Berg
@don-berg.bsky.social
My mission is to embed the psychology of learning in policy so policy stops undermining learning. I am the Executive Director of Deeper Learning Advocates and founder of Attitutor. The Joyful Llama Ranch in West Linn, Oregon, USA, is my home.
Discovering the Truth About Schools is a new story on my Patreon page.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Discovering the Truth About Schools is a new story on my Patreon page.
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Fight the worst-first paranoid thinking that robs children of their freedom!
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October 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Fight the worst-first paranoid thinking that robs children of their freedom!
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The Free Hugs revolution is on!
October 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The Free Hugs revolution is on!
Riding the Trump train means our standing is the world has dropped precipitously!
October 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Riding the Trump train means our standing is the world has dropped precipitously!
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) showed up in my feed yesterday or the day before because someone claimed that a meta-analysis had undermined its claims. The poster included a link but it went to a generic APA listing of some kind.
October 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) showed up in my feed yesterday or the day before because someone claimed that a meta-analysis had undermined its claims. The poster included a link but it went to a generic APA listing of some kind.
We came. We saw. We hugged.
A Lot!
A Lot!
October 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
We came. We saw. We hugged.
A Lot!
A Lot!
Tomorrow I will be joining in the No Kings! protests in Portland, Oregon, at Waterfront Park. I will be carrying my Free Hugs sign to encourage love and joy during this difficult time of incompetent federal leadership.
October 18, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Tomorrow I will be joining in the No Kings! protests in Portland, Oregon, at Waterfront Park. I will be carrying my Free Hugs sign to encourage love and joy during this difficult time of incompetent federal leadership.
Free hugtifa!
I will be giving away free hugs this Saturday at the No Kings Protest in Waterfront Park in Portland.
I will be giving away free hugs this Saturday at the No Kings Protest in Waterfront Park in Portland.
October 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Free hugtifa!
I will be giving away free hugs this Saturday at the No Kings Protest in Waterfront Park in Portland.
I will be giving away free hugs this Saturday at the No Kings Protest in Waterfront Park in Portland.
Hugtifa!
I will be giving away free hugs at the No Kings Protest in Waterfront Park in Portland this Saturday.
I will be giving away free hugs at the No Kings Protest in Waterfront Park in Portland this Saturday.
October 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Hugtifa!
I will be giving away free hugs at the No Kings Protest in Waterfront Park in Portland this Saturday.
I will be giving away free hugs at the No Kings Protest in Waterfront Park in Portland this Saturday.
New Video: Most Schools Transmit a Cultural Disease
The cultural disease that most schools inadvertently spread causes us to behave as if it is perfectly acceptable for some people to satisfy their needs at the expense of other people having their's satisfied.
The cultural disease that most schools inadvertently spread causes us to behave as if it is perfectly acceptable for some people to satisfy their needs at the expense of other people having their's satisfied.
October 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New Video: Most Schools Transmit a Cultural Disease
The cultural disease that most schools inadvertently spread causes us to behave as if it is perfectly acceptable for some people to satisfy their needs at the expense of other people having their's satisfied.
The cultural disease that most schools inadvertently spread causes us to behave as if it is perfectly acceptable for some people to satisfy their needs at the expense of other people having their's satisfied.
Another graph of the decline in engagement in schools. Loving learning might not seem important to some but that is a misguided attitude. There are times when learning-in-the-moment is painful or otherwise negative, but children should love the over-all experiences they are having.
September 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Another graph of the decline in engagement in schools. Loving learning might not seem important to some but that is a misguided attitude. There are times when learning-in-the-moment is painful or otherwise negative, but children should love the over-all experiences they are having.
Student disengagement is pervasive in school systems globally (thought this data is not global).
September 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Student disengagement is pervasive in school systems globally (thought this data is not global).
Surprise! The well-being of workers improves the value of a company.
September 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Surprise! The well-being of workers improves the value of a company.
52% of Americans agree that Trump is a dangerous dictator whose power should be limited.
August 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
52% of Americans agree that Trump is a dangerous dictator whose power should be limited.
98% of Americans agree that the right to vote is important to the identity of the USA
August 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
98% of Americans agree that the right to vote is important to the identity of the USA
98% of Americans agree that the right to privacy is important to the identity of the USA
August 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
98% of Americans agree that the right to privacy is important to the identity of the USA
98% of Americans agree that the equal protection of the law is important to the identity of the USA
August 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
98% of Americans agree that the equal protection of the law is important to the identity of the USA
97% of Americans agree that the freedom of speech is important to the identity of the USA
July 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
97% of Americans agree that the freedom of speech is important to the identity of the USA
96% of Americans agree that the freedom of assembly is important to the identity of the USA
July 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
96% of Americans agree that the freedom of assembly is important to the identity of the USA
Back to Basics was used to politically reinforce the mainstream K-12 paradigm of schools in the 1970s. Learn about the new basics from science of learning.
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July 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Back to Basics was used to politically reinforce the mainstream K-12 paradigm of schools in the 1970s. Learn about the new basics from science of learning.
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Back to Basics was used to politically reinforce the mainstream K-12 paradigm of schools in the 1970s. Learn about the new basics from science of learning.
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July 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Back to Basics was used to politically reinforce the mainstream K-12 paradigm of schools in the 1970s. Learn about the new basics from science of learning.
bit.ly/42z7SiQ
bit.ly/42z7SiQ
Join me in Belgium on August 5th!
I will be sharing my view of how we should understand our current global systems of schooling as an example of an historic paradigm shift. There is a progression and knowing where we are can help temper our expectations.
I will be sharing my view of how we should understand our current global systems of schooling as an example of an historic paradigm shift. There is a progression and knowing where we are can help temper our expectations.
July 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Join me in Belgium on August 5th!
I will be sharing my view of how we should understand our current global systems of schooling as an example of an historic paradigm shift. There is a progression and knowing where we are can help temper our expectations.
I will be sharing my view of how we should understand our current global systems of schooling as an example of an historic paradigm shift. There is a progression and knowing where we are can help temper our expectations.
95% of Americans agree that the freedom of religion is important to the identity of the USA
July 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
95% of Americans agree that the freedom of religion is important to the identity of the USA
Join me in Belgium on August 4th!
I will be sharing my view of how our current global systems of schooling fit into the history of life on this planet. The dominant culture has been infected with a disease that causes adults to do psychological harms to children.
I will be sharing my view of how our current global systems of schooling fit into the history of life on this planet. The dominant culture has been infected with a disease that causes adults to do psychological harms to children.
July 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Join me in Belgium on August 4th!
I will be sharing my view of how our current global systems of schooling fit into the history of life on this planet. The dominant culture has been infected with a disease that causes adults to do psychological harms to children.
I will be sharing my view of how our current global systems of schooling fit into the history of life on this planet. The dominant culture has been infected with a disease that causes adults to do psychological harms to children.