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How to Prepare Gen Z for the ‘New Normal’ After the Pandemic
7shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn When I was a young kid, seat belts were introduced to automobiles. I remember in 1968 when the federal government made them mandatory. At first, they were only lap belts with no strap across the chest. People claimed they hindered movement and wrinkled their clothes. It was a strange…
Continue ReadingFive Ingredients to Help Students Recover Following a Pandemic
15shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn The population of young people, ages 16 to 24, were already facing mental health problems. Now they feel delayed by COVID-19, and it has added to their anxiety levels. This portion of Generation Z and Millennials are disadvantaged. While it sounds strong, many of them feel: Postponed Pushed aside…
Continue ReadingFive Ideas to Keep Negativity from Becoming Normal During Quarantine
12shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Do you identify with the scenario below? The first few weeks of quarantine, your family was energized. The whole idea was novel; not having to go to work or school was intriguing. You could do your daily routines in your sweats or pajamas. How cool was that? The next…
Continue ReadingHow this Pandemic Could Change School for the Better
10shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Most of us have mourned what the COVID-19 quarantine has stolen from our teens. Less class time, more screen time, more boredom, and both students and teachers who are uncomfortable with the new normal. Many traditions were removed like sports games, recitals, school plays, proms, and marching bands on…
Continue ReadingThree Tools to Bring Out the Best in the Pandemic Population
12shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn We have coined a term: “The Pandemic Population.” It represents a portion of Generation Z, high school and college students who have no memories of the 20th century as the Millennials do. They’ve grown up in the 21st century when the world was different, and they’re now coming of…
Continue ReadingWhy Some Nations Are Figuring Out How to Open Schools
7shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn We’ve actually heard some good news from European countries like Denmark, Germany, Austria, and Norway. These nations have figured out ways to reopen their schools, some as early as mid-April and early May, without seeing significant increases in COVID-19 cases. And, according to the New York Times, “Experts are…
Continue ReadingTwo Important Decisions School Administrators Must Make This Fall
4shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn History is full of stories of leaders who each faced a crucial fork in the road and made a courageous decision. Want a few modern examples? Admiral Jim Stockdale chose to injure himself by cutting his face and butchering it with a stool so he could not be portrayed…
Continue ReadingWhat Will We Remember from This Pandemic?
8shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn A few years ago, my extended family gathered for a reunion. My sisters and I reminisced about our childhoods, including vacations, past girlfriends and boyfriends, squabbles we had, you name it. What struck me that day was, while we all remembered significant occasions, we all recalled different details, smaller…
Continue ReadingAsk Don’t Tell: What We Could Learn From Gen Z During a Pandemic
7shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I know four sets of parents who are now at odds with their young adult children. The kids are between the ages of 17 and 24. Each of these families are experiencing more arguments than normal, and the young people all seem to possess underlying anger directed at the…
Continue ReadingHow to Start a Conversation About Race with Kids
5shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I recently met with a group of teachers and parents to talk about the “Black Lives Matter” protests. Within this group, there were caring adults on both sides of the issue: some that were completely affirming of the protests (even the damage to property) and those who were against…
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