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Pep Talk for Teachers and Students

Thanks, Soul Pancake and Kid President for another share-worthy video.

Education, Significance, Teacher

High-Tech Tools in Schools

Too Much Tech at School? Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a popular trend sweeping schools this year. Schools with … More

Adolescence, Education, Mobile device, Reading, School, Teacher, Technology

Mister Rogers

I’m a huge Fred Rogers fan, so I was skeptical when I heard about the video remix recently done about … More

Balance, Encouraging, Growing Up, Maturing, Parenting, Significance, Teacher

Protecting Kids From the Inside Out

Unlike consumer products, parenting comes without instructions or guarantees. We all want our children to grow up happy, healthy, successful, … More

Adolescence, Child discipline, Christianity, Communication, Education, Encouraging, Faith, Family, Family Life, God, Growing Up, Hard Work, Independence, Kids, Maturing, Parent, Parenting, Perfectionism, Role Models, Serving, Significance, Teacher, Work

Stop, Look, Listen

Our kids, no matter the age, need us to be with them, explaining what makes one thing beautiful and another … More

Child, Children Youth and Family, Communication, Education, Family, Growing Up, Home, Kids, Parent, Parenting, Relationship, Role Models, Significance, Teacher, Teaching

Raising Boys to be Real Men

Boys are misunderstood.  Too often, they are disciplined and shamed by their teachers, parents, or grandparents because it is falsely … More

Adolescence, Boy, Boys, Education, Emotion, Encouraging, Family, Friends, Growing Up, Health, Kids, Maturing, Men, Mental health, Parenting, Preteens, Relationship, Resiliency, Role Models, Significance, Teacher

The Power of No (Part 3)

Young teenagers often “cross the line.” It’s inevitable, so it should not surprise us. Yet, we should not just acquiesce … More

Adolescence, Community, Consequences, Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Relationship, School, Teacher, Teens

Loyalty and Love Personified

John Wooden, the most-successful and most-revered basketball coach of all time, is a role model for so many men — … More

Coaching, Love, Maturing, Parenting, Relationship, Role Models, Significance, Teacher, Youth Sports

The Teacher’s Challenge

I recently read this piece about teaching on a colleague’s blog called Second Drafts.  Unfortunately, I see myself in this.  … More

Career, Coaching, Education, Teacher, Work

The Reading Crisis

What and How Are Kids Reading? Some recent observations have caused me to worry about what and how kids are … More

Education, Media, Media consumption, Teacher

Helicopter Parents

D.H. Lawrence, the literary giant, advised parents and teachers a century ago: “How to begin to educate a child. First … More

Activities, Adolescence, Balance, Education, Growing Up, Independence, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Preteens, Rest, Teacher

Social Skills Needed: Apply Here

There is a social epidemic that has swept the nation.  While it used to be contained to young teenage girls, … More

Communication, Education, Growing Up, Immaturity, Kids, Maturing, Preteens, Teacher

Kids Need Community

“No man is an island,” said John Donne, in reference to the ripple effect of the death of one man … More

Adolescence, Community, Education, Growing Up, Independence, Kids, Loneliness, Maturing, Parenting, Relationship, Resiliency, Role Models, Significance, Teacher, Teens

Just Believe in Yourself

“Just believe in yourself, and you can achieve anything.” “Pursue your dream, and don’t let anyone tell you that you … More

Activities, Adolescence, Balance, Communication, Education, Growing Up, Hard Work, Independence, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, School, Success, Teacher, Teens

Training Up Independent Kids

Embracing Mistakes; Developing Problem-Solvers Thomas Edison believed that failure was not a bad thing; it merely directed him closer to … More

Adolescence, Communication, Consequences, Education, Encouraging, Growing Up, Hard Work, Independence, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Perseverence, Preteens, Relationship, Resiliency, Success, Teacher

Discipline vs. Punishment

Heart-to-Heart Connection A long time ago, in a land far away, I was the principal of a small elementary school.  … More

Adolescence, Communication, Growing Up, Kids, Parenting, Relationship, Teacher

Heart-to-Heart Connection

Parenting, teaching, and coaching are mutual pursuits.  At this stage in my life, I am involved in all three, and … More

Adolescence, Communication, Kids, Parenting, Perseverence, Relationship, Teacher

Embracing Interruption

Today was the first day of the school year, the day when the hallways of our middle school are jam-packed … More

Adolescence, Kids, Loneliness, Parenting, Relationship, Role Models, School, Serving, Significance, Teacher

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