I was driving home listening to a news story about a teenager who committed suicide. The teenager’s father was being interviewed and was making the passionate plea to other parents because he and his wife had very few indicators that their son was depressed and was about to commit suicide. He focused on the many […]
Giving Teens the Gift of Rest
It doesn’t take too much exposure to teenagers to realize that most of them are clearly not getting enough quality sleep. Advocates have suggested that we start school later for middle and high schoolers so that they will be able to get an extra hour of sleep which would greatly enhance their ability to concentrate […]
Learning Loss due to COVID-19
For those of us who are involved with learning for students, we have seen a significant decline in learning during COVID-19. It is just hard to keep students engaged when they are isolated and solely online. Some students have done well and all of our students need to be affirmed for their efforts. It just […]