Tag: school
As an elementary assistant principal, I’m around a lot of kids and parents; a ton of moms with kids in Kindergarten. I live in a pretty middle of the …
Todd’s Note: The word “bullying” gets thrown around a lot in educational circles. In my experience, parents use the word as a “catch-all” to bring attention to an issue …
A couple of weeks ago I participated in a live webinar with Lisa Bedford, The Survival Mom. The webinar topic was safety. The specific topics were personal safety, …
Todd’s Note: I can say from experience as an educator that YES, parents do matter. Many, many times, the students that I deal with on a regular basis (frequent …
I will be on The Survival Mom’s Webinar this Tuesday, Oct 1, 2013. The webinar is focused on safety, home, school and personal safety. See the info below and …
Todd’s Note: This article hits home as an educator and a parent. As an educator, I have dealt with many parents who were concerned that their kids had to …
Todd’s Note: The best teachers I work with know the value of role playing. Kids need context, examples and modeling. When you role play, you can provide this for …
Back in the day, when the wife and I ran a Therapeutic Group Home for kids in CPS custody (11 1/2 years), the most trying years were when the …