Author Archives: Jenna Shea

Knife Skills Class with IRC at Clarkston High School

The International Rescue Committee hosts a Garden Club at Clarkston High School each week. This week, I was invited to lead a knife skills class. We focused on cool weather crops that are becoming seasonal this time of year. We first worked with leafy greens like a kale. We discussed that the texture of theContinue reading “Knife Skills Class with IRC at Clarkston High School”

John Dewey Kitchen Institute: Reflections on Tenants

The John Dewey Kitchen Institute offered ten tenants in a particular order that we explored then discussed as they came up in our approaches to teaching in the kitchen throughout the course. Below I have made an attempt to further synthesize how these tenants resonate with me and will affect my approach to teaching –Continue reading “John Dewey Kitchen Institute: Reflections on Tenants”