In the absence of love and belonging, there is always suffering. – Brene Brown If you’ve ever been excluded, you know what a powerful and negative impact it has on the soul. If you were excluded as a child, you…
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This is National Bullying Prevention Month. I’m sorry it needs its own month but it’s such a big issue that we need to address it during October and every month after. Kids mental and emotional — and sadly — physical…
Students are learning that One Can Count at P.S. 55 on Staten Island. Fifth graders are the experts as they partner with the Kindergartners to reinforce the message, “Everyone Counts.” After reading Kathryn Otoshi’s award-winning book, One, the mentors got together…
When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders. — Simon Sinek I’ve been lucky enough to hang out in San Diego for the past month….
I was writing about this Beat Bullying You Tube video from the UK and then I heard about the shooting in Ohio. Can we fathom the pain that some kids are going through? It’s a terrible question, but for every…
My heart aches for all parents who are suffering watching their child be ostracized, physically bullied, called names or hurt online. It’s one of the hardest things a parent can go through. It causes a flood of negative emotions. The…
My daughter, Alice-Kate, just sent me this TED Talk with Ric Elias, who survived the Hudson River plane crash in January 2009. Like most TED Talks, it’s thought provoking and it made me wonder what I would say in a…
My husband’s Uncle Jim Regan passed away last week. He was the President of the Board of Education in New York City during one of the most tumultuous times in its history. During his tenure in the early 1970’s, the…
This is a challenging holiday season for me and my family. It’s been a season of loss. No matter what, loss makes you sad and there’s no room for sad during the Christmas season. When things are going well, the…
My last post talked about the elementary school “One for All” Leadership campaign. It’s simple goal is to have older kids mentor younger children. It’s not the whole answer by a long shot but it’s one of the answers in…