Posts belonging to Category Building Relationships with Children

The Soul of Education

A short time ago, we lost one of the clearest and most courageous voices in the field of education. Rachael Kessler, author of  The Soul of Education: Helping Students Find Connection, Compassion, and Character at School and a leader in the field of social and emotional learning, passed away at the end of January.
Rachael knew [...]

Getting Ready for School–”The Ties That Bind”

As parents and as teachers, we’re especially aware as a new school year starts of the importance of the teacher-student relationship. It’s at the forefront of our children’s minds, too:  ”Who will be my new teacher?” they ask. “Will my teacher be strict? Will she like me?”
How shall we answer these questions? Or, more importantly, how [...]