Stop Editing
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Stop Editing

  As children we were willing to sing, dance, and sneak into bed with a colander in our pants, but now, as adults, day by day, little by little, we…
Blind
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Blind

  I’ve heard the response many times when talking with parents. There is just one problem with an eye for an eye as a parental strategy though. If we were…
A Magical Transformation
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A Magical Transformation

  Kindergarten at the beginning of the year can be sort of chaotic. There are tears, both on the student side and the parent side. There are students who’ve never…
The Code
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The Code

“The code is more what you call guidelines than actual rules.” -Barbossa (Pirates of the Caribbean)   Guidelines are great. Sometimes, you have to operate at someone else’s pace or…
Introducing a Classroom Economy
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Introducing a Classroom Economy

  I was recently talking to a third grade teacher who introduced a classroom economy to start the new year. She talked about the excitement of students as they invested…
Kids Make Mistakes
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Kids Make Mistakes

  Kids make mistakes. And oftentimes it’s because they can’t regulate their emotions. An angry outburst or a moment of weakness should not be met with it’s equal. I’ve often…
Better
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Better

  I typically don’t look forward to the fanfare of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. For me, it is usually just another day. But this year, I’m feeling…