By Cindy Schwartz, co-founder and executive director of secondary education With all we have been going through lately in terms of the worldwide pandemic and the aftershocks, it’s no wonder that people are feeling stressed, frustrated, and disconnected. As teachers, we are struggling with how to feel confident about how to teach under these trying …
By Lauren Navarra, director of psycho-education and webinar production Gratitude: The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Oxford Languages What does it mean to you to embrace an attitude of gratitude? You may have read the various benefits of practicing gratitude, which we’ll discuss further, but you might …
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By using the five senses to create a calm classroom environment, you are, in effect, choosing the distractions for your students and ensuring that they’re constructive ones.
By Cindy Schwartz, co-founder and executive director of secondary education Gratitude is often defined as the ability to recognize and acknowledge the good things, people, and places in our lives. The question is – how often are we actually practicing gratitude? How often do we actually take the time, even if it’s a moment, to …
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By Christine Quigley, Teacher-Mentor I sometimes have a difficult time remembering what life was like before March. How did we get here and when will it end? Everything I’ve learned in my life has taught me that acceptance is the only way to avoid suffering. So I have accepted the changes that come with teaching …
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By Cindy Schwartz, Co-founder and executive director of secondary education What is self care? When is there even time for a teacher to focus on themselves either during the school day or once they go home? We are constantly lesson planning, marking homework and assessments, meeting or calling parents, attending faculty and department meetings, completing …
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By Carmella Stone-Klein, Head of Yoga and Mindfulness When was the last time you made time to sit with yourself and just be? How well do you know the shape of your inner Self, the Self that doesn’t identify with external concerns like where you come from, what you do for a living, who you’re …
By Cindy Schwartz, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Secondary Education How many of you have had a student in your classroom who defies class rules, annoys other students intentionally, blames others for their mistakes, loses their temper often and is usually angry and irritable? I have certainly had students like that in my classroom and …
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