Flip Deficit Thinking IEP Meetings with Productive Positivity
By Dr. Kelsie Reed
As a school psychologist, I participate in most, if not all, IEP meetings at my assigned schools. I’ve experienced productive meetings, collaborative meetings, one-sided meetings, contentious meetings, argumentative meetings, and everything in between.
The common...
Thank You, Magical Educators
By Stefani Roth
This week a wonderful thing happened. World-famous performer Adele, when asked about someone who had inspired and supported her when she was young, readily spoke about a teacher who changed her life.
From out of the crowd came the lovely Ms. McDonald, who embraced Adele and told...
Harold and Maude, sunflowers, and the value of each human being
By Stefani Roth
One of my favorite movies is Harold and Maude. A little-known gem about a young man coming of age meeting and falling in love with a vivacious, soon-to-be 80-year-old woman.
Wait, what? Yup, all kinds of things to unpack in that storyline, but the most important, as is usually the...
