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05/23/2024

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05/22/2024

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My first caring teacher was in kindergarten. I stole snacks from the pockets of my classmates' coats and pretended they were mine. I remember lying right to Sondra's face as I stuffed my mouth with her plastic-tasting cheese crackers. "No! I bought these!" I'd swear. What's most important about this...

05/14/2024

05/09/2024

It happened. It's a miracle. This year, my kid finally said, "I think I'm starting to like math!" What?!! Listen to the new episode of The School Whisperer to hear all about how this miracle came to be- and see what miracles you might be missing.

05/07/2024

This is a great blog to round out the school year. Reminds us to check our assumptions and remember why we all do it. New blog- All Together, Separately. Please Like & Share. https://wix.to/qAL0yTI

Most people aren't surprised when I say I loved going to school as a kid. After all, I've made my career out of school with three degrees and over 25 years of experience as an educator. But I didn't love school for the reasons most people think. I didn't love school because I was smart or because I....

05/03/2024

We need to explicitly teach our kids some very important grown-up skills, like self-reflection and how to identify how and why they've grown. Check out my new blog post for more.

04/28/2024