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These Tips are all about TRUST — how to build it, how we need it in schools (and everywhere), how to spot and avoid distrust, etc. etc…Continue reading on Medium » This was originally posted on Medium

Here’s vignette # 4: What Jimmy did once a month, every monthContinue reading on Medium » This was originally posted on Medium

A trusting relationship between school, home is essential for excellent outcomes in special education | EdSourceContinue reading on Medium » This was originally posted on Medium

Tip # 4. The start of a new school year is a great time to retell these two little vignettes — stories I’ve collected over the years.Continue reading on Medium » This was originally posted on Medium

Here’s Tip # 4, another vignette –a short, very short story — that I’ve gathered over the years. I write them down whenever I can. Why…Continue reading on Medium » This was originally posted on Medium

The last time I published my medicine bottle beach art was almost 2 years ago — during the height of Covid lockdowns. It’s time for more…Continue reading on Medium » This was originally posted on Medium

Here’s another vignette –a short, very short story, gathered from my many years of teaching, being a hearing officer, school attorney…Continue reading on Medium » This was originally posted on Medium

Here’s another vignette –a short, very short story, gathered from my many years of teaching, being a hearing officer, school attorney…Continue reading on Medium » This was originally posted on Medium

It’s been a while since I posted here at Medium.com. I’ve missed doing that. So, I’m back!Where have I been writing? Over the last year or so, I’ve written weekly posts — actually, three sets of Tips, called Tuesday Tips — that I’ve shared with my email audience. Each set had 13 entries. So far, that’s 39 Tips!Now, I’d like to share them here at Medium.com, because many people have asked for them — to enjoy and hopefully, even benefit from them. I’ll start with the last set.This was [...]

Almost to the day! 27 years ago, my Education Week Commentary appeared. It was very widely read. Clearly, it hit a mark! I felt optimistic. It was quite a thrill.Even thereafter, for years, when I traveled around the country as a speaker, consultant, and special education law expert, I saw that article on many, many bulletin boards in schools! Clearly the Commentary resonated with educators and administrators.This was originally posted on Medium