toloveandlearn.com When I mention to acquaintances that I work at a middle school handling student behavior and discipline, I usually hear some version of three responses: “Wow, that’s gotta be challenging.” “Really? That’s such a tough age. Do you, um,…
It’s barely mid-August, but the teachers and staff at the middle school where I work are heading back to campus this week. Classes start on Wednesday. Just like the kids, I hate to see summer break end, especially while it’s still…
I tend to stay away from the national policy realm on this blog, as it’s a dispiriting topic. Most of us are over-exposed to our toxic political climate as it is. But when we are confronted with large-scale, systematized child…
On Saturday, a wave of sanity swept across the USA. It was inspired by kids. It was about saving kids. And it was, largely, led by kids. Elsa Hoppenworth, a 16-year-old junior at West Anchorage High School, in Anchorage, Alaska,…
adamscountyextra.com Do you remember 7th grade? I mean, in any detail? When I ask parents this question, their recollections tend to be cringeworthy. The time they got food stuck in their braces at the dance and sat outside the gym for the rest…