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Clowning
Blogs about my experiences in clowning and how this art form can positively impact communication, parenting, a school environment and every day life.
A story of failure
An email arrived in my inbox with a link to a new trailer for a documentary series on education. And there I am, in a cameo, as my alter...
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Jun 19, 20202 min read
First lesson: How to fail
“You need to understand that you will fail in this class. You will be frustrated. And fail.” Okay, I thought. My other two course-mates...
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Jun 2, 20201 min read
Art interpretations: Museum from Home challenge
We did it! The latest Coronavirus social media challenge. Find a famous artwork and create an interpretation of it using objects and...
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Mar 30, 20201 min read
Therapeutic clown vs. Clown therapist
A copy of this blog appears on Oshi the clown's blog, too. I met a girl who was a ball of energy. She was electric. Bounced off walls....
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Mar 29, 20202 min read
How I failed to be a sniffling soprano
In 2018-2019, my alter ego, Oshi, worked in schools as an educational clown. I blog about my experiences in the different schools from...
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Jan 8, 20202 min read
Let’s Fail Together
What’s it like to brainstorm an idea and then make it happen? Amazing! The idea: A duet talk on failure. Yes, sharing a mic. And yes,...
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Jan 4, 20201 min read
Yes, I’m excited to be in a promo as a face of failure
When I was interviewed for the Childhood Elsewhere documentary by journalist Zhou Yijun about education in Israel, I was filmed as my...
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Nov 28, 20192 min read
An ode to teachers
For just over one year, I have spent a few hours a week as an educational clown in schools around Israel. It doesn’t matter at which...
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Nov 20, 20191 min read
Killer Clowns Slay Therapeutic Clowns on Internet
Killer clowns are way more popular than their therapeutic counterparts. Although that shouldn’t be surprising. It’s been shown that...
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Nov 3, 20191 min read
Wanting to know more
Journalists have been called clowns. And when they are, it’s usually a negative remark. There's even something known as a "clown...
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Oct 27, 20191 min read
A different version of myself
Two years ago, I crossed the lines of writing about the arts -- which I’ve done for over 20 years as a journalist -- to being in the...
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Oct 16, 20192 min read
Applying clowning principles to parenting
My 12-year-olds had a tweenager quarrel. He said. She said. It happened suddenly while we were sightseeing. On a hot day. In the sun. So,...
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Oct 2, 20191 min read
Documentary on World Education: Israel
Sometimes you need an outsider to show you what's happening in your neighborhood. Journalist and filmmaker Zhou Yijun dedicates an...
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Sep 28, 20192 min read
Ever see a clown on the UPnRIDE?
Twice a week, I work as an educational clown. The rest of the week, I work as an innovation journalist and give talks on the culture of...
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Sep 23, 20191 min read
Humor in the classroom
As an educational clown, adding humor to the school day impacts the openness to learning. Sometimes, being silly and offering another...
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Sep 19, 20192 min read
Adding humor to the school day
Back-to-school season is underway. For teachers that means lesson plans, learning students’ names, teaching strategies, classroom...
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Sep 9, 20191 min read
Killer clowns vs. School clowns (Art of Conversation)
Inevitably, at least once a day at school, Oshi is called a killer clown. Of course, take one look at Oshi – an educational therapeutic...
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Jul 11, 20193 min read
5 things to know about clowning in schools
1. Therapeutic clowns work in schools at all levels – high school, middle school, elementary school. 2. Therapeutic clowns work with...
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Jun 21, 20191 min read
Why did a Chinese film crew follow educational clowns around an Israeli primary school?
Educational clowning is still making its mark in Israel. Of the thousands of schools in the country today, 11 have taken part in piloting...
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Jun 3, 20193 min read
Joy of failing
Learning from failures is important. Being able to fail, to really embrace a failure, is even more significant if the experience is to be...
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May 6, 20192 min read
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