When I was a kinder kid, Dad used to read me many stories repeatedly, so many times that eventually, I could look at the pictures and retell the exact words, even though I didn’t know how to read. And he watched me with so much joy. Dad taught me to love listening to and telling […]
One of the best moments of being an educator is watching a student who’s always been behind come in beaming, telling you they passed their test with a higher grade than they ever expected. But one time, a student came to me with a good result and asked, “Are you proud of me?” That question
Parenting a teenager is one of the hardest things a parent faces. The changing moods, the fluctuating hormones, and yes, the attitude problem, where they think they’re the best at everything and tell you how “dinosaur” your thinking and way of doing things is are just among some of the challenges. It definitely takes a
