The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning. Jiddu Krishnamurti The air is crisping up. The Halloween merchandise is on full display. We all know what that means...
Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today. Malcolm X Maybe you've already started anticipating the transition back to school. Or maybe you've been actively avoiding it. From household routines to new (and familiar) stressors to emotional demands...
I am enough of a realist to understand that I can’t reach every child, but I am more of an optimist to get up every morning and try. Preston Morgan Maybe you see them safely to and from school each day. Maybe you're with them in the classroom....
Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid. Frederick Buechner Dorm supplies have been purchased. Good-byes have been said. Dr. Seuss has been quoted (and re-quoted) in cards and in person. You're off to college, kid! Now what? (NOTE: The following suggestions also apply to those heading...
You know the signs. The weather is changing. The email communication has begun. Unless you've been spending the summer unplugged on an uncharted island somewhere (in which case, good for you), you've felt this coming for awhile now. The excitement. The tears. The creeping feeling of dread that wakes you...
When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments — tenderness for what he is and respect for what he may become. Louis Pasteur Less than two months in, this year has been marked by news stories centered on emotional wellness in schools. One of these...