Every time I'm asked to grow my practice by looking a new concept or theory, I become slightly overwhelmed by the amount of information I need to learn. My middle school teacher self needed to have almost all the ducks in a row before changing my practice. Elementaryland forced me to become flexible and adopt the phrase "slow and[...]
NPR recently released an article questioning if childhood trauma should be considered a public health crisis. Based off my life experiences and work with children, my answer is absolutely yes. Trauma a public health crisis. It is our achievement gap, our opportunity gap, the challenging behaviors we see in our schools, it's the 2.3[...]