Learning is Vulnerable.
That’s why Lyndsay Klipfel shows up with heart, humor, and a deep respect for every learner’s journey.
With eleven years teaching experience, Lyndsay has a gift for making students feel seen, celebrated, and genuinely challenged. Her sessions are crafted to meet each student where they are and help them grow with purpose and confidence. No canned curriculum. No one-size-fits-all.
Students love Lyndsay’s playful, patient approach. Families appreciate her thoughtful communication and the clear, meaningful goals she sets for their children. Learning with Lyndsay isn’t just effective— it’s relevant, fun, and fast-tracked through intentional, personalized coaching.
Thinking Critically About What Matters
Presenting a systematic philosophical framework for thinking critically about knowledge, information, and one’s own quest for what matters in life, this book serves as a fun and irreverent guide for sound-decision making in action, intended not only for reflective library practitioners but also academics across disciplines, college and post-grad students, and thoughtful individuals interested in critical thinking theory and practice.
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Lyndsay Klipfel is a credentialed Multiple Subjects educator. Having been a classroom teacher for seven years, she recognizes the unique challenges that face students as they navigate learning in the classroom environment and beyond. She knows that learning can be tough, weird, wonderful, and everything in between. Her secret weapons? Humor, creativity, and a whole lot of heart. Lyndsay’s mission is to help every student tap into their natural curiosity and find their own (sometimes unexpected) love of learning.
Colleagues call her the “Middle School Whisperer.” Parents have dubbed her a “Life Coach.” And students? They say she’s “basically a friend who’s really into talking about fractions and topic sentences.” Lyndsay has a knack for connecting with even the most hesitant learners, creating a space where it’s okay to be unsure, to ask questions, and to get a little messy in the process of growing.
She’s a big fan of asking big questions. Inspired by the philosophers who dared to think differently, Lyndsay brings that same energy into the classroom — only with more improv games and laughter. By mixing philosophical conversations with playful, off-the-cuff thinking, she helps students flex their brains in fun ways, build confidence, and start trusting their own ideas, whether they’re solving equations or navigating friendships.
Lyndsay is the co-author of Thinking Critically About What Matters: An Unconventional Guide, forthcoming from ALA Editions, the publishing arm of the American Library Association, forthcoming in Fall 2025.
Curious? Come learn more about Lyndsay’s background, what lights her up, and why she believes learning should be equal parts deep thinking and joyful play.
