A New Year of Excellence Await...

Jan 3, 2012 by

Wow!  Can you believe that it’s 2012 already! As I was spending time with my family over the holiday break  I realized that...

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How to Deal Effectively With A...

Sep 5, 2011 by

Everyone gets angry. It’s human nature and anyone who never gets angry is probably a droid of some sort. That said, when our...

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Anger Management Moodz Poster

Jul 27, 2011 by

I created the Moodz poster when I realized that my students had trouble articulating what was truly making them angry. They knew that...

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What I Learned about Teaching ...

Mar 14, 2010 by

Excerpt from a 1993 journal entry: I wrote a note to my building principal to update him on my progress in Kung Fu since the “Kung...

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Power, Caring, and the Traditi...

Oct 20, 2009 by

I wrote this article back in the mid nineties. I came across it the other day and found that even in the re-reading, it challenged my...

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Mandalas: A Classroom Manageme...

Jul 25, 2009 by

Value of Mandalas in the Classroom I’ve often talked about the value of mandalas for their calming effect on students and their...

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