Social and Emotional Learning Spotlight: Conflict: Hard Work
Recently I had the opportunity to meet Chris Sharma. If you’re not sure who this is, think Wayne Gretzky or Michael Jordan for rock climbing. Sharma is one of the best climbers in the world and has been for many years. Meeting someone who performs at this level, one...
Mindfulness in the Classroom: Be As The Water
Let’s keep this simple shall we? The Law of Parsimony, as borrowed from scientific theory (think Occam’s Razor), states that the simplest explanation is usually the best. From distinguishing evolutionary pathways to analyzing complex statistics, we look to the least...
Social and Emotional Learning Spotlight: Owning Your Thoughts
Each time that I teach about thoughts I ask my students to answer the question, “What is a thought?” The question is usually met with blank expressions, long pauses and the eventual response of, “Well, it’s whatever you think about.” Take...
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