Why Vulnerability is Exactly What We Need Right Now

The New York Times dedicated their Sunday paper to the nearly 100,000 lives lost so far to Covid-19. That is scary! It is difficult for me to even grasp the magnitude of such a large number of deaths in such a short period. But it is real and the number is getting larger each day. …

Trying To Sell Tomorrow To Those With No Today

Our job is to help kids dream big. We want them to realize that with education anything is possible. And to an extent this is true. We show them the myriad of possibilities that lay before them and hope that this is enough to light a spark that will eventually catch fire. Sometimes this works. …

Don’t Forget: We All Have Flaws

I have flaws. I have lots of them. Peter DeWitt The first time we met, we hugged as if we’d been friends for years. It was at EdCamp Upstate New York in 2015. Before that day, Peter and I had only connected through email. Most of our emails had to do with pieces that I …

3 Things to Remember When Helping Students Living With Trauma & Toxic Stress

The hammering, sawing and drilling next door was more than I could stand. I had planned on a peaceful and relaxing day. Instead, what I got was an experience that I won’t soon forget and one that has helped me rethink the effects that childhood trauma and toxic stress can have on our students’ emotional …

The In-Between

I'll never forget Men's Fortnight. Two weeks that I will cherish for the rest of my life. Just to clarify, these two weeks had nothing to do with the wildly popular video game nor did they have anything to do with men. Men's Fortnight is what my 8-year-old son and I call the 2 weeks …