A Joyful Place

27/02/2026

Political Grief: something I believe the greater proportion of the world's population is experiencing in these times. I found this article quite helpful in naming the confusion wrapped up in sadness that I have been trying to unravel and work through so that I can more effectively face and release this political grief in order to reclaim my powerfulness and hopefullness and actually contribute actively to making the world a better place,
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Political grief: Understanding an emerging phenomenon by Dr. Neil Thompson This is an intersting article that could lead to much thought, understanding of what a lot of us are experiencing in these…

04/02/2026

Children who believe they can succeed- A guest post on my blog by my Turkish friend, also a teacher of teachers at the university in Sanliurfa; a writer, and a tour guide. We instantly connected when we recognized our similar interests. We enjoyed a couple of nights at a tea garden in Sanliurfa last July, drinking cay and sharing our stories, experiences and dreams of changing education systems and the way parents and teachers are (or are not) supported.
Read his excerpt from his latest book to be soon published:

There are different types of courage. We can use the term ‘classic courage’ for the most well-known and popular type in society. If you can raise your voice when you are treated unfairly, if you ca…

03/02/2026

Share an activity that have added to your own self-care routine.
I continue to work on increasing the amount of sleep I get each night; shutting down devices and turning lights out earlier.

If January felt extra January this year, consider this your February reset.💕

30/01/2026

A Joyful Place offers mental and emotional well-being and self-care practices to keep us all balanced in these challenging times.

29/01/2026

A great deal of practical ideas to incorporate into your teaching in these challenging times.

Videos of Renee Good and Alex Pretti's killings are everywhere. How should teachers respond?

27/01/2026

The call for teaching critical thinking skills, and to move away from cramming and re-gurgitating facts and meaningless actiities is old and tired. Yet it still needs to be made repeatedly.
Let's find out and promote all the successful efforts to teach young people the needed critical thinking sklls.

16/01/2026

It's good practice to stop and notice this every day.

😄 Today’s Connection ~ Inspirivity Question #14 😄
If you could wake up to your perfect day, what would be happening?

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13/04/2024