Cough cough…sputter….sputter…what’s this? Ah yes, the return of Teaching Tip Tuesday!* For those just joining, this is a chance for all you lovely people to…
Read MoreCrisis Management
I promise we will return to our regularly-scheduled blog about education, psychology, and all my little friends in the public schools after this last wedding…
Read MoreBride-chilla
For those of you expecting a post about education, mental health, or the yoots today, sorry, you get wedding.* It is my spring break. I…
Read MoreA Day in the Life of a School Psychologist
I get several emails a week from readers wanting to know if a career in school psychology is right for them. I can only speak…
Read MoreDear Me, I Love Me
Ah Valentine’s Day. How you sneak up on me every year and how you make my life so interesting. Working in a middle school, I…
Read MoreTeaching Tip Tuesday: Dealing with Why-ners
What is a sound more grating than fingernails on a chalkboard? The sound of a small child or teen saying, “Whyyyyyyyy do we have to…
Read MoreStrategies for Visual-Motor Integration Problems
You would not believe how many people search Google for “visual-motor integration” and stumble upon my blog. Or maybe you would, as visual-motor integration problems…
Read MoreYes We Did
Question: What could possibly make 2 and a half million people stand in subarctic weather, crammed together for 6 hours waiting for a person to…
Read MoreMy Media Darlings
It turns out that once you do one thing in the media, it apparently catches on. Who knew? My kids and I were on the…
Read MoreTeaching Tip Tuesday: Respect My Authority!
As a school psychologist, I help teachers and parents craft behavior plans for students who are having difficulties in school. Without fail, the top two…
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