Ida Rose Florez, Author

02/12/2026

In this inspiring post, Ida Rose Florez—author of The End of Education as We Know It—invites us to rethink everything we assume about school. She offers fiv ...

02/10/2026

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02/10/2026

Flagstaff-area Friends! I have a big announcement! I’ll be reading from my book, ‘The End of Education As We Know It,’ at Bright Side Bookshop on First Friday, March 6 from 5-7p.

I’ll be signing copies and having a Q&A too! Please tell your friends and plan to join me!

01/17/2026

Great discussion about regenerative learning and schools on LinkedIn prompted by Ruth Poulsen. Thanks Ruth for quoting me and my book. Check out this though provoking exchange of

“Fix-it solutions don’t work because the root problem with schools today is their tenacious fixation on complicated, reductionist, machine-based thinking.” –Ida Rose Florez, Ph.D. , The End of Education as We Know It. As you can see from all my post-it notes, it was hard...

08/06/2025

What a great article! There's so much humans (younger and older) can learn from growing plants. Check out how to add gardening to your home, school, or any learning program!

Growing Minds: The Powerful Benefits of Teaching Children Gardening

07/23/2025

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05/17/2025

An interesting read!

This post, from The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power, challenges Indian Act economics by asking not what’s legal, but what’s right.

04/21/2025

Check out my blog for New Society Publishers. Changing how we do school starts with changing how we think about school.

In this inspiring post, Ida Rose Florez—author of The End of Education as We Know It—invites us to rethink everything we assume about school. She offers fiv ...

04/16/2025

Check out my new video!

02/17/2025

Check out the book give away and the interesting conversation going on about education and what needs to change.

Schools play a critical role in defining our relationship to people and planet, but modern education reinforces a paradigm based on coercion, extraction, an ...

02/03/2025

Tonight’s the night! Join me and AJ Harper this evening (7 pm eastern) for for a free Monday Night Reading! I’ve selected three passages to share and we’ll have a great discussion about the ideas in The End of Education as We Know It. Registration is required.

Welcome to another night of fantastic storytelling!