Cultural Safety Lessons a Must in ESOL Classes
In 1973, at age 52, Rozina came to Toronto as a refugee from the Ugandan Asian expulsion by former dictator Idi Amin. The story I am...
Kids Know How to Build Emotional IQ in the Classroom
Kid President says it best. If you are wondering how to build a classroom culture of acceptance and warmth, share this video and start...
Diversity Within Your Own Culture Exists: Understand Your Source Before Passing Judgment
Thirty-four years ago, my grandfather picked up my brother from the Logan Airport in Boston. My grandfather lifted his suitcase and my...
When Do We Teach Young Children the Art of Diplomacy?
Shelley took her three-year-old daughter, Brianna to a Target store to shop for new clothes for daycare. As they filed in line behind...
LGBT Awareness in Schools Does Not Breed Lesbians and Gays
I was looking for something totally unrelated, but stumbled on an article featuring a man’s fear that California was going to breed a...
Adults Can Put Verbal Slurs in the Trashcan, Too!
I just attended a monthly visit to my podiatrist this past Monday. My daughter aspires to go to medical school, so my doctor shares...
5 Ways to Bully-Proof Your Child
Today's blog is a list of 5-ways to bully-proof your child. Copy the following url onto your browser: http://kidshealth.org/parent/emoti...
Constant Praise vs. Consistent Praise
Wendell was just seventeen months old. His parents decided to assemble a toddler bed for him because he was climbing out of his crib. ...
Use Humor While Teaching Children to Speak Respectfully
My daughter was 3. I told her she could not do something at a particular moment; I do not remember what it was now. She ran to the...
Put Verbal Bullying in a Trashcan for Good
As a first grade instructor, I get my fair share of tattles from students about someone calling them stupid, ugly or a wimp, etc. ...
