I haven’t written in a while. Sometimes, life is all about getting to work, driving to soccer practice, grading papers, planning lessons, and chopping veggies for something we might call dinner. Sometimes, the doing shoves the word-making, idea-exploring off to the side. And then you have a Saturday morning, where you wake up at 5:00…
Tag: parenting
Leaving for College: What they don’t tell you
Moms (and Dads), this is for you, as your child leaves for college . . . because someone’s got to tell you. I’ve read blogs and books about the days before your child launches off to college — and they’ve been really instructive. But. You know what they don’t warn you about? They don’t warn…
Disneyland: Finding Magic and Wonder
With one of my daughters busy with summer internships and getting ready to go off to college in just a month, we weren’t able to plan any family vacation time this year — which means I’ve been on a mission to escape the stresses of the world in small summery chunks. This week it…
How to Promote a Growth Mindset, One Mistake After Another
The article in New York Magazine (http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/06/how-kids-get-failure-mindsets.html) on the latest research about what parents do when they operate from a “growth mindset” regarding their children’s learning – and what messages kids get about their abilities — struck a chord and a nerve with me. As a teacher, I expect all my kids to learn from…
College Readiness: Sometimes it takes a little push.
I hear stories of kids chomping at the bit to get away from home, running to college as if their lives depend on it. Kids who are simply bubbling with excitement and parents who are struggling to let go. So much is written about parents who are worried about letting go but whose kids…
Finding Dory: A look into the deep, blue sea of life with a disability
*Spoiler Alert: Ok, so I might give away a bunch of plot, but I don’t think it changes the film viewing, or the film’s importance. My husband and I finally saw Finding Dory – and what’s not to love about it? It’s funny, adventurous, and sweet. We found ourselves chuckling at the grumbly Septopus and…
Barbara Ganias Comstock 