Acknowledgments
Introduction Reflecting on Professional Friendships
Professional and Critical Friends
Learning from Giants
Child and Adult Friendships Compared
You Deserve a Professional Friend!
Love and Layers
The Seasons of Friendship
Beginning with Gratitude
Chapter One Forming Friendships: The Birth of Peer-to-Peer Relationships
Hello, Friend!
The Act of Reflection
Spheres of Friendships
Professional Interests
The Power of Professional Friends
Big Ideas of Professional Friendships: Identity
From a Basis of Trust
Thank You for Being a Friend
Four Questions for My Friend: Cindy
Chapter Two Forging Friendships: Engaging the Heart
Hello, Friend!
Friendships Take Time and Effort
Listening to Our Emotions
Listening to Our Friends
The Languages of Professional Friendships
Professional Friendship and Self-Doubt
Professional Friends Empower
Big Ideas of Professional Friendships: Values
Thank You for Being a Friend
Four Questions for My Friend: Rosalba
Chapter Three Forging Friendships: Reaching the Spirit
Hello, Friend!
Parallels between Children and Adults
Coming to the Edge of the Circle
Applying the Seasonal Pedagogy to Play
Power, Language, and Relationships
Spiritual Perspectives
What, Then What, So What, Now What?
Big Ideas of Professional Friendships: Reciprocity
Names and Knowing Each Other
Invitations from Mother Earth
Thank You for Being a Friend
Four Questions for My Friend: Hopi
Chapter Four Forging Friendships: Activating the Mind
Hello, Friend!
True and Lasting Friendships
When Friendships End
Disagreements as Opportunities
Time for New Friendships
Somersaulting with Friends
Thinking in a Circle
The Healing Value of Play
Filling Your Empty Cup
Playing to Empower
Big Ideas of Professional Friendships: Play
Playing Tea Party
Thank You for Being a Friend
Four Questions for My Friend: Suzanne
Chapter Five
Constructing Friendships: Making Connections
Hello, Friend!
Perspective Taking Involves Trust
Agency in Professional Learning
Be the Power
The Yin and Yang Perspective
Big Ideas of Professional Friendships: Shared Interests
Sharing Feedback
Slowing Down
Thank You for Being a Friend
Four Questions for My Friend: Miriam
Chapter Six Circles of Friends: Communities of Support
Hello, Friend!
Building Friendships to Last a Lifetime
Cultivating Cultures of Friendship
Making Friendship Visible
Calling a Circle of Friends
Find the Power
Big Ideas of Professional Friendships: Legacy and Giving Back
Thank You for Being a Friend
Four Questions for My Circle of Friends