The Eighth First Day of School
Gene GlotzerI know I'm a few days late with this post, but life has been crazy lately. Every year, I write a little post about my kid's first day of school…
The Mental Health Crisis: Can School Help Prevent Mental Illness?
Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash Louie Lang wrote an article in Phlexible Philosophy entitled "An Education Based on Happiness" (Full disclosure, I also write for Phlexible Philosophy.). The premise…
Anxiety Screenings in Children Eight and Up
Photo by Caleb Woods on Unsplash The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force is recommending anxiety screenings for kids as talked about here: Why a US task force is recommending anxiety…
That’s Physical Education to You
Photo by Yassine Khalfalli on Unsplash Gym Teac Sorry, physical education professionals are not given the respect they deserve. There's the old joke, "Those who can, do. Those who can't,…
A New Chapter
Photo by Mwesigwa Joel on Unsplash It's been a big September for me. My tutoring job is back on campus for the first time since March of 2020. I got…
The Sixth First Day of School
Photo by Anton Sukhinov on Unsplash Each year, I mark my daughter's first day of school with a blog post. (You can see past ones here, here, here, here, and…
What’s the Hurry?
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash I got an email from the superintendent of the West Hartford Public Schools informing me that the school system will be fully reopening…
Snow Days
Photo by alvaro ortiz on Unsplash I'm angry. That's not something you'll hear me say very often. I don't do anger well at all. I put myself through some pretty…
We’re Still In a Pandemic, Aren’t We?
This was an interesting week. But I guess to tell it right, I have to start with last week. We had a COVID-scare. My brother was showing symptoms and went…
The Fourth First Day of School
My daughter started third grade today. I have a tradition here of writing a post about the first day of school each year. I don't want to break tradition, so…