What do pastries, players and critical thinking possess in common? It’s called High TQ and students especially love to play it with a few high tea style pastries. Editable treats are optional however. Respect is not! Critical thinking skills come together in this game so that students engage opponents’ perspectives… Read more »
What’s good for one teen is rarely good for another. Teens long to be valued for who they are as individuals.Teen talents are often hidden and unused in high school. What do the above three statements share in common? Advice is rarely the best way to engage, inspire or energize… Read more »
Does change ever shake you to your core? Moving from a holiday back to work? Away from or closer to people you love? From one job or career interest to another? Let’s face it, change can either debilitate us or rejuvenate us. A few weeks ago my darling daughter invited… Read more »
We need more Gandhi Institutes for Nonviolence, but I’m especially grateful for the one we have here in Rochester. The next step? Let’s bring interactive peacemaking curriculum into more secondary schools! Let’s teach peace literacy at least as much as we teach war strategies. The actions we do daily can… Read more »
Remember when you walked into that new class with huge expectations that tossed and tumbled exciting expectations in your tummy? Imagine a class that takes full advantage of the brain’s propensity to leap into the novelty of a new challenge with brain based tools that benefit all. Looking to convert… Read more »