November 16, 2022 It’s that time of year when parents and kids anxiously await their first report card. School is often the toughest area of functioning for neurodivergent kids and teens
November 7, 2022 It’s been two months now since the school year began. We’ve all facilitated and attended Back to School nights and the opening of the year socials, so
October 13, 2022 Recently, I received a note asking Intrepid to write about a specific free speech/academic freedom issue that occurred at Milton Academy (MA) in April 2022. Events at
October 6, 2022 It was on a cold April morning, I received an email from my niece’s school informing me that she was on the verge of failing her English
September 28, 2022 When I taught middle and high school Humanities, the same doom loop happened every time I had a class discussion: a verbally-confident student made a comment that
September 26, 2022 It’s back-to-school season! Like mud season is accepted by the locals in mountain locales, back-to-school season is accepted by education professionals and students all over the world.
1. Manage your own concerns first Kids have an incredible radar. They easily pick up when their parents are stressed or anxious and it increases their own distress, conscious or
August 19, 2022 “You’re just a glorified babysitter” a (non-teaching) husband ‘joked’ to his (teacher) wife.“… I went to school, I know what teachers do and I can see what
August 18, 2022 What do you do in your first class of the year? What do students do for their first homework assignment? (How) do these early experiences reflect your
Aug. 2, 2022 As an English/humanities high school teacher or school librarian, aren’t you tired of creating and circulating the dreaded summer reading list? Almost every school’s English department has