Last week I read a Bam Radio tweet filled with education related inspirational platitudes offering no methods, ideas, suggested teaching techniques. Sure children can be compared to snowflakes, each uniquely different, but unlike snowflakes children have minds, minds that welcome inspiration, creativity and love. And to inspire those minds teachers […]
Monthly Archives: March 2016
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Welcome to my webpage. So glad you stopped by for a visit. I encourage you to stay a while, take a look around, and introduce yourself. I invite you to read my blog posts and share your thoughts. And don’t forget to check out my publications and unsolicited book reviews. While this […]
By now I have learned that reading is most fatiguing for Jake. And because it is slow and arduous, his attention drifts easily. While his parents are complaining of the number of hours spent on homework, I can see the number of hours lost fruitlessly staring at pages while his thoughts are somewhere else. What we need is a new plan, something I never run short of.
As an educator and family coach I have met with too many teary eyed and angry parents struggling to accept their child’s challenges. This guilt can often over power responsible action. As I tell all parents: It is not your job to make the perfect child; it is your responsibility […]