What is mindfulness for you?
CategoriesCan you remember the last time we patted ourselves on the back as a country? Not something like "Hooray, an American won the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest" (he ate 75 hot dogs and b...
Notes from Captain Optimism
CategoriesI was looking out my window and watching all these neighborhood folks walking, biking, playing with dogs, shooting hoops, throwing frisbees and smiling and I began considering the benefits of&...
Optimization of Unexpected Time Off
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For some enigmatic cosmic reason I've had four lengthy paid breaks f...
Book report: Why We Sleep
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Does anyone else think it odd that squirrels sleep an average of 15.9 hours pe...
20 Ways Fellow Educators Manage their Stress
CategoriesThe trees are changing colors, pumpkin spice is back, sweater weather is here, and school has been in session for about a month already. How are you feeling? Hopefully you’ve hit your school...
5 Back-to-School Reminders for Educators
CategoriesAlthough August has a sneaky way of suddenly showing up, I’m sure you don’t need any reminders that it’s almost time to go back to school. However, hopefully these five friendly r...
4 Ways to Refocus and Recharge this Summer
CategoriesCongratulations! Another school year is almost in the books! It’s a well-known fact, however, that educators’ responsibilities don’t end when the final bell rings. Whether you&rsq...