Let me begin here: I write a children’s book series titled Lady Lucy’s Quest about a feisty multi-racial heroine who becomes a knight in the Middle Ages. With her team of trusty helpers (Dillon the Dragon; Tapestry the Unicorn; and Quincy the Belgian Shepherd), she goes on a myriad of…

Holidays are hard for many generally and now specifically. So, here’s something to try whether you are near or far, in person or remote: Tongue twisters! Yes, really. They have a long educational history. They promote learning and enunciation. They build vocabulary. They showcase mistake making and trying again. They…

We need to help children (and adults) process the election for President. Here are a set of strategies/activities that educators can adapt and use for students at all ages and stages. More will be added as time progresses in the transition but this will be beneficial now! Classroom Strategies and…

Yesterday, about 100 people from all over the North Shore and beyond marched to the Railroad Bridge over Route 114 to “reverse” the hateful banner hung by 10 masked people several weeks ago on the same bridge. Instead of a hateful banner that was discriminatory and antisemitic, the group held…

Somewhere along the way, I never developed patience. (The “whys” are a long story.) It is a virtue I lack that I am now trying to cultivate and it surely isn’t easy. But, I see the need for patience in a wide range of arenas and it would serve me…

What We Know So Far First the facts as we know them. Masked individuals (referred to as all male) belonging to a group who calls themselves National Social Club 131 (NSC-131) hung antisemitic and racist signs from bridges in Saugus and Danvers over the past several days. NSC-131 has claimed…

The idea of student loan forgiveness, even if it is not the “full package” some in Congress and in the educational world desired is a positive outcome. And, there will be approximately 20 million borrowers positively impacted if the data are accurate. So far so good. Here is what is…

There have been a host of recent articles detailing the trauma and toxic stress that war has had upon the children in Ukraine. Whatever one’s political position, the price of war is high, and its impact on youth is one of its saddest manifestations. The Children of War Young lives cut short. Families separated. Futures clouded by pain and loss. The trauma of war hangs over a generation…www.nytimes.com