Recently, my distinguished Alumni organization, UC Berkeley, called me for a donation to the School of Education. They are clever in their money-asking ways too….

It is the time of year in which Christmas movies make their appearance on basically every channel. I couldn’t help but watch, in its entirety,…

School psychologists walk the line between being part of a school and being an outsider. Many times, school psychologists have 3-5 schools they are assigned…

I watched this mockumentary last night called “Chalk.” It was, I think, supposed to be a comedy. If you work in the schools though, it…

I once worked with a 6-year old boy who was referred for a special education assessment following a report from a clinical psychologist that diagnosed…

I received my Teachers Union* magazine today, made a face of disgust, and promptly deposited it in the recycling. My fiancée raised an eyebrow, but…

In the sprit of Thanksgiving, I am going to tell a tale about over-helping. A few years ago at one of my middle schools, I…

This week is National School Psychologist Awareness Week! Surprisingly, I haven’t heard one salutation, no flowers, no candy, no cards, nothing. Why? Because I forgot…

Who wants to try an experiment about change? Don’t all raise your hands at once! Here’s the experiment: Before reading this post, change one thing…

Dr. Bell: My name is Dr. Bell. And I’m a recovering procrastinator. Imaginary Crowd: Hi Dr. Bell! I used to procrastinate. Big time. It started…