My many thanks to Teacher Tom, Tom Hobson, for the inspiration of this post. “You can serve children healthy food, but you can’t make them eat. So quit...
Author - Philip Mott
She was most concerned about someone accusing her of not looking after her family’s best interests and letting her kids do “whatever they want.” But, she wasn’t prepared...
What is your philosophy about what children need to flourish and prepare for adulthood? Whether this is the first time you’ve considered the question or...
What is your purpose as a parent? I’m not here to tell you what your purpose is, but, according to W.E. Deming, creating a quality service or product comes down to...
My son wanted to draw with me this morning. I wasn’t really in the mood to draw. But he had gotten out a pencil and some pink construction paper for me so I...
I’m inspired by what little I know of W.E. Deming’s work. I first read about Deming’s work when I read The Quality School by William Glasser. Glasser...
I hope this story can help any educator or parent think a little differently about what our words might imply in our interactions with children. Maybe children can...
One of the phrases that I hear parents use in response to crying, is the seemingly innocent, “You’re okay.” I hear people use it as a way to comfort...
Regardless of your political leanings you probably have a relationship with the phrase, “Back to the Basics,” and to some extent that relationship may be...
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I wanted my children to understand what was possible - so I listened to them.
Too often adults can get wrapped up in what we have to teach; we serve the younger generation when we first find out what they want to learn.
Blanket statements are all the same.
