Giftedness: You’re too Sensitive.
Almost nine years ago (I cannot believe that much time has passed), I started a parent group for those families with children that had been identified as talented and gifted…
Tag: education
What Should I Write About?
Tonight, I am going to admit that lately I have has some trouble deciding what to write about. Partly, this is because life is busy and I feel pressured when…
Committee Work
I am no stranger to committee work. When we moved to Wisconsin, over twenty years ago now, I immersed myself in our local school system. I had a boy entering…
A Quick Monarch Update
Monarchs are mid-season for breeding here in the mid-west. As usual, I have been checking the milkweed patches in my yard for signs of visitors. So far, it has been…
Qualities of Leadership Series: #5 Communication
Over the last year, I have written a series on Leadership. This series includes the following: Qualities of Leadership Series #1: Being Inspirational Qualities of Leadership Series #2: Resilience Qualities…
What’s Knocking at the Door?
Insomnia. That’s what. It’s 12:42 a.m. on a Monday morning. I do not think I have been asleep yet. Maybe, I did get in one REM cycle but now I…
Qualities of Leadership Series: #4 Transparency
What is transparency? Throughout my involvement in different educational systems, institutions of higher learning, and other types of business ventures such as health care, I have learned that transparency is…
Does New Educational Lingo Impede Progress?
Every few years, new educational buzzwords seem to surface. I remember first noticing this when we were in the third year of running a district wide Parent Support Group for…
