Beginning a new year or semester can be daunting, especially for our students who need to balance academics with athletics and other extracurriculars. To ensure…
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Hyperactivity, forgetfulness, distraction, abrupt or excessively frequent input into conversations, irritability, and difficulty waiting have been colloquially identified as rude behaviors in many settings. Although…
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Most parents know the battle over homework with a teenager all too well. You know why it’s important for students to do their homework on…
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Students’ energy ebbs and flows throughout the semester, and sometimes they lose momentum. When this happens, we need to remind students that it’s normal, but…
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Often, we expect students to advocate for themselves, but sometimes they’re hesitant because they feel uncomfortable or nervous talking to their teachers. Developing self-advocacy skills…
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Spring break is not only an excellent opportunity to take time to reset and refresh, but it is also a great time to reflect and…
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Students who struggle with executive function skills often hear what they are doing wrong. These students receive more negative feedback than positive feedback. This can…
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Many of us, whether we realize it or not, have experienced “burnout” at some point. Burnout is the feeling of exhaustion due to overwork or…
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The spaces in which we work have the ability to impact our mood and productivity significantly. Because we all work so differently, there is no…
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Failure is discouraging and difficult to cope with. We’ve all been confronted with failure and felt that devastating, gut-punch feeling. However, our ability to get…
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It can be easy to fall into a rhythm of believing that our capacity for learning and accomplishing success is fixed. However, those who believe…
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Creating a trusting and honest relationship with each of our students is imperative in helping them grow and achieve success. However, this is not always…
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Lunch box in hand, coat on one arm, and searching for a laptop charger while rushing to make it to school on time is a…
