In an effort to both a) document the work we do at our school to support character education and social-emotional growth and b) publicize that information to our district’s community, the guidance counselors and Child Study Team at my school have started a blog! In just the first two weeks…
Category: Parents
What’s Good for the Goose
Amidst the seemingly endless parade of art projects, desk clean-outs, and partially depleted school supplies that have been coming home over the past few weeks, my son brought home a portfolio of his work from his Gifted Support program. My wife and I sat down to look at the contents…
The Best Five Minutes
Happy New Year! While it’s a brand new (Gregorian) calendar year, educators in the US are just about smack in the middle of the school year. Seasonal Affective Disorder notwithstanding, it’s easy to get a little down in the period post-Christmakwanzukkah festivities. The trees come down, the lights get put…
Pressing Pause
Just taking a few minutes out of the hectic holiday season to wish everyone a happy, peaceful, restful week-and-change off from work. The work we do with other people’s kids is of paramount importance, no doubt, but I’m taking this time to completely focus on my own kids (and wife)…
Do Parents Make Better Teachers?
This is bound to make some people angry, but here goes anyway: does becoming parents ourselves make us better teachers? Of course, the first follow-up question is, “what does ‘better’ mean?” I don’t even know if I have an answer to this, but I started thinking about this because in…