By Cindy Schwartz, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Secondary Education Let’s take a look at a subject many educators may be unaware: lunch shaming. In 2016, an 8-year-old child in Alabama received a stamp on his arm from a cafeteria worker in his lunchroom, a stamp on his arm that read, “I need lunch money.” …
By Warren F Jacobson, Teacher-Mentor Have you ever sat inside on a rainy day and listened to the rain beat against a window pane? Even better, being under your umbrella and hearing the patting and thumping of the rain; it can bring you a deep breath and a relaxing pause. My favorite “getting caught in …
By Cindy Schwartz, co-founder and executive director of secondary education Let’s explore the art of questioning and whether or not the age-old practice of students asking questions, by raising their hands, has become obsolete? Exploring this question led me to another more existential one – are students even asking questions? Socrates, the 5th century BCE …
By Gloria Giambrone, Teacher-Mentor As a college student, I enjoyed taking online courses. I was able to complete most of the assignments at my own pace, there were very few face-to-face meetings, and there were plenty of opportunities for discussion with others by commenting on their blog entries. When I took these classes, I never …
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By Cindy Schwartz, Co-founder and executive director of secondary education Let’s take a look at what educators refer to as the ‘disaffected student’ – the student, regardless of age, who has, in many ways, ‘disconnected’ from their teachers and the administrators in their school. This ’disaffected student’ has essentially checked out. You know this student …
By Karen Bracco, teacher-mentor “I think there’s something wrong with me.” I heard these words come out of my own mouth. Not in anguish or pain. Not with a tone of desperation. Quite the opposite. Dull, monotone, devoid of any feeling or expression. I was sitting crossed legged in my chair, computer on my lap …
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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