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IEP: INFORMED - EMPOWERED - PROACTIVEBack to School: A Teachers’ Perspective
Since the young age of 5 years old, I have always gone back to school in the Fall. Except twice. It struck me the other day; for over 59 years, I have returned to school following each summer break. Like clock work, when I experience the 4th of July after-glow and the...
Fitting Square Pegs in Round Holes: Reflections of the Last Week in Special Education Advocacy
The end of the school year presents an extraordinary rush to the finish line; it feels like being on a treadmill for endless hours, and then, by surprise, the last few minutes before the machine shuts down, you take notice and surprised that it's almost over....
Teaching to Standards or a Developmental Classroom: Does it Have to be One or the Other?
Treadmill? Before COVID took us all for a spin, the typical American Kindergarten classroom reflected "teaching to standards" and "school preparedness" rather than a being a developmental-oriented setting. I know this may sound harsh or an over-reaching...
Autism, Sensitivity, The Human Condition: Can You Relate?
Let's call it out: I don't see autism from the lens of "disability" anymore. Nor do I see autism as a "disorder" which requires a cure. Certainly, many of our loved ones who face the complexity of autism, often present social, emotional, and communication skill...
Lessons Educators Can Learn from Health Care & Alternative Healing Moving Forward: Be an Outliner!
Years ago, primary medical care may have come from a local physician, one who often served as a "country doctor" within his or her own practice. The perspective was often "whole person", holistic-oriented for the doctor would ask questions about one's larger circle of...
The Reality of Social Emotional Learning: It’s an Inside Job!
Within the context of teaching, as well as parenting and child development, we hear a lot about Social Emotional Learning (SEL). At the core of this work is the understanding that "how one feels" significantly guides actions, behaviors, and ultimately, our ability to...
Public School and the Land of Oz: Pulling Back the Curtain
Sometimes, we simply have to state the truth: As an Education Advocate with extensive "insider" experience as an administrator and teacher, my writing leans toward grace and understanding, rather than confrontation and conflict. As Michelle Obama stated, “when they go...
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