Kindergarten Prep and Beyond

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Our response: Educating all students about how some people struggle with this, is important. When behavior does not match intention, it’s hard to understand. Students, and really everyone, should learn that when someone does something offensive, to respond with a question like, “Did you mean to [bother, annoy, hurt, distract, etc.] me?” If they say no, then ask what they meant. After, follow up with how you felt and why you felt that way. This is truly the only way students who don’t understand social behavior and situations, can eventually learn. It can take a few times, one hundred times, or more. Coming to a common understanding is where true resolution happens. It takes all of us to help support the vulnerable.

The Hidden Hierarchy of Acceptance: A Hard Truth about Teens and Tolerance I work with some incredible teens. They are young people who embrace wholeheartedly the ideals of tolerance and inclusion. But some are also heavily influenced by cancel culture, and believe erroneously that a safe space is one free from annoyance or offense. The result is a volatile cocktail that c...

The secret sauce to learning is internal motivation.
Children have internal motivation when they can choose.

Students feed relaxed, parents’ stress melts away.

Happy New Year!
Students are welcome to work on any schoolwork during break if they would like to. Even just 30 mins today to get back in the routine can help with the transition.
See you next week! 🙂