We’ve all heard of déjà vu – a feeling or sensation of having already experienced this current situation or circumstance.  But vuja de – looking at a very familiar situation and seeing it anew with fresh eyes – has also become a popular concept.  Vuja de could be a...

Perhaps our most fundamental need as human persons is our need for relationship (read Deci & Maslow) - our desire to be connected to others and to love and be loved.  I wonder how dire the consequences when this need is not fulfilled. Former Surgeon General Dr....

Negativity Sticks Is it true that we have a predilection for the negative?  Are we more drawn to the negative than the positive?  Are we drawn to the negative about our students, colleagues, parents, friends & family, and even ourselves?  Do we have a problem...

Listening “Everything that needs to be said has already been said.  But since no one was listening, everything must be said again.”                                                                                                                                         ...

Your Biggest Critic In the field of education and probably in almost any field, you will face a fair amount of criticism – from parents, teachers, administrators and students.  But my guess is that your biggest critic is yourself.  Yet self-criticism is good, isn’t...

SAVE THE DATE July 19, 2018 Root-Ed at the Webb Conference for Educational Leaders

The Learning Styles Myth Do students learn better when the instruction they receive is tailored to their specific learning style - such as visual, auditory, verbal or kinesthetic?  According to Adam Grant (NY Times best selling author, Wharton Professor &...