by Daniel | Oct 26, 2016 | Education, Education Policy
We have a looming teacher shortage in this country. Looming, that is, if you look at the field as a whole. In many areas, the teacher shortage is not looming but real and immediate. Most states, in fact, have at least some rural districts that are scrambling to fill...
by Daniel | Oct 23, 2016 | Education, Storytelling
What is it that makes stories so compelling? When I think about storytelling, the image that first comes to mind is a small group sitting around a fire – eyes alit with the reflection of the flames, souls alive with the magic of the tale. It’s an image of warmth and...
by Daniel | Oct 13, 2016 | Wordplay
Did you ever wonder why we have just one word for winter, spring, and summer, but, when it comes to this time of year, we can say either ‘fall’ or ‘autumn?’watch full movie The Exception 2017 online I was chided once by a British friend for using the word ‘fall.’ To...
by Daniel | Oct 5, 2016 | Teen coping skills, Working with youth
It’s common to think about teenagers in terms of struggle. Indeed, adolescence is a time in which a certain turmoil – social, hormonal, familial, relational, identity-related – is inextricably part of the experience. When young people have strong role models and...
by Daniel | Sep 29, 2016 | Educational Design
My last post mentioned the emergence of mindfulness as one strategy to promote greater intentionality. Let’s take a closer look at mindfulness. What we are talking about is in essence the discipline of focusing one’s attention on the internal and external...
