Today, I would like to contemplate the following question which affects how confident our children become: Do our actions align with our values for ourselves and our family? If we want to inspire confidence in our children, they need to see us confident and happy. In...
I heard Jonah Lehrer speak at a distance education conference a few years ago. During his talk, he shared one of the stories in his book titled How We Decide. The story is about a Navy radar technician who sees a radar blip and has to make a split-second decision:...
I have always enjoyed reflection as an activity because it is introspective. I didn’t realize until I became an educator that reflection is critical for the learning process. It allows us to think back to those activities which have been beneficial for us so we...
As I sat listening to Dorothy singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I had an opportunity to practice having the courage to radiate emotion. I was there to celebrate my daughter’s participation in the musical production of The Wizard of Oz so I was already oozing...
