At a recent family gathering, with guests from 10-year-olds to grandparents, the younger relatives were asked what they wanted to be when they grew up. As I listened to the.
When I was 11 years old, my sixth-grade classmates and I patrolled the aisles of the local grocery store, clipboards in hand. On checklists, we marked off how store brand.
“I’m wondering. I’m thinking. I’m feeling.” These are just a few of the sentence-starters fourth graders use when engaging in book talks during their weekly WIN time. WIN stands for.
Annually around this time of year, I start reflecting on the students who are about to graduate from the Design and Innovation (D&I) program. Many of these seniors from the.
Vince Lombardi once said, “Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work.” La Jolla Country Day School is filled with talented.
“When love and skill mingle, expect a masterpiece.” —John Ruskin In 1999, I left a job in New York City and deferred graduate school to take care of my mother.
I suspect that many of you, like myself, had your fill of parenting over the holiday break. With the children out of school, parenting around the clock was likely filled.
Joy. A simple yet powerful word. Joy has become a priority for me, especially since March 2020. Joy is happiness, fulfillment and deep pleasure. As a leader, a parent and.
Open up your favorite social media app, and you can’t miss it. It’s everywhere. Social media profiles (businesses and individuals) are all carefully constructed brands with curated pictures, interesting soundbites.
When people hear that I have been working with middle school-aged children for 20 years, I often get the same response. “I don’t know how you do that. Middle school.
The Future Landscape of Work
At a recent family gathering, with guests from 10-year-olds to grandparents, the younger relatives were asked what they wanted to be when they grew up. As I listened to the.
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The What and Why of Media Literacy
When I was 11 years old, my sixth-grade classmates and I patrolled the aisles of the local grocery store, clipboards in hand. On checklists, we marked off how store brand.
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How We WIN
“I’m wondering. I’m thinking. I’m feeling.” These are just a few of the sentence-starters fourth graders use when engaging in book talks during their weekly WIN time. WIN stands for.
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Agency, Advocacy and Autonomy
Annually around this time of year, I start reflecting on the students who are about to graduate from the Design and Innovation (D&I) program. Many of these seniors from the.
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Developing Leadership Skills
Vince Lombardi once said, “Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work.” La Jolla Country Day School is filled with talented.
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All Praise the LJCDS Teacher
“When love and skill mingle, expect a masterpiece.” —John Ruskin In 1999, I left a job in New York City and deferred graduate school to take care of my mother.
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Limits are Love
I suspect that many of you, like myself, had your fill of parenting over the holiday break. With the children out of school, parenting around the clock was likely filled.
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Prioritizing Joy
Joy. A simple yet powerful word. Joy has become a priority for me, especially since March 2020. Joy is happiness, fulfillment and deep pleasure. As a leader, a parent and.
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Personal Branding and the College Search Process
Open up your favorite social media app, and you can’t miss it. It’s everywhere. Social media profiles (businesses and individuals) are all carefully constructed brands with curated pictures, interesting soundbites.
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Conversations with Middle School Students
When people hear that I have been working with middle school-aged children for 20 years, I often get the same response. “I don’t know how you do that. Middle school.
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