“Penny Pingleton, you know you are punished. From now on you’re wearing a giant P on your blouse EVERY DAY to school so that the…
Read MoreAss-umptions
As I walked home today at the end of work, I overheard a man talking to my neighbor. I am a somewhat of an eavesdropper…
Read MoreThe Newbie
I feel compelled to write about Dante’s 10th Canto of Hell, otherwise known as my first year as a school psychologist. I’ve been getting many…
Read MoreAll Aboard the Principal Train!
I have tremendous respect for Principals. I have no idea how they do it. When I get assigned a new school, I do my best…
Read MoreMultiply THIS!
Every year, at the end of the year, there are one million* referrals for special education testing for students in 5th grade. All have the…
Read MorePBS is my Friend
Hello fellow educators, parents, and random people who google “Throne of Lies!” and get to my blog because of that random post I did about…
Read MoreDear Abby (If Abby was a School Psychologist)
I have received several emails since starting my blog, mostly from budding young school psychologists or those interested in school psychology as a career. I…
Read MoreResponse to Intervention
Response to Intervention (RtI) is a new service delivery system in the schools that has been receiving considerable attention in the field since the reauthorization…
Read MoreThe Medicated Child-Part II
I couldn’t begin to do justice to summarizing this recent special on Frontline about pediatric psychiatry (though as promised, I did take copious notes, which…
Read MoreAttention Deficit Disorder: The Golden Years
Recently, I saw a movie in which two kids, about age 10, were walking along a path and the following dialogue ensued: Young Boy: So…
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