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How do you know when a routine is working and when it’s time to try something new? really appreciate this question, because yes, while it is dependent on each person there’s a couple of really important components that I’ve learned over the years. All the...
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A friend of mine at dinner Saturday night asked me for tips to manage her anxiety as she thought about flying the next day. She was from out of town and was getting on a flight to return to her family. I suggested that she think about what her feet were doing and her...
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Do you find yourself zoning out in class? Or not knowing what happened after class? A lot of us refer to this as paying attention. This is a general phrase that, when heard, often results in students (maybe you’ve had this experience) thinking to yourself, “I need to...
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Earlier this week a student in my office, diagnosed with ADHD explained to me that they just weren’t “motivated” in math because “they couldn’t see where they would need it in his life.” And yet, for his English class they were...
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That’s the first line that I wrote in my journal on January 16th when this post was already late, but I was really struggling with what I wanted to say. It’s fascinating that this is the title of this piece as today, I was just talking to a teacher about...
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Hello, everyone! This week I’ve been thinking about a lot of different aspects of life as it relates to our learning, the difficulty of getting started, sustained attention and sticking to routine. I think I talk about this a lot, but I don’t get sick of...
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