“I’m scared!” Many students, especially high school girls, come to me with this phrase before a test or an exam. I acknowledge how they feel then I ask them to rephrase it: “I’m nervous.” Because saying “I’m scared” can sometimes make the feeling seem overwhelming, as though everything is out of your control, you don’t […]
There are many times when I come to class with all my lessons carefully planned. Of course, it’s important that we have clear objectives, know what we’re trying to achieve by the end of the lesson or the term, how many worksheets we need to go through, and how many correct answers we’d like our
As a parent raising two children, one in primary school and one in high school, and having worked with hundreds of students over the past 10 years, I’ve observed some of the biggest challenges we face in raising and educating our children today. 1. Screen time and digital development We know we can’t blame everything
