Saturday, October 19, 2019

Guiding Our Children to Read



"No, Your Kid Shouldn't Get a Gold Star For Reading" by Pamela Paul (NYTimes Sept. 1, 2019) is right on when it comes to guiding our children to read.


“Reading is not only fundamental to academic achievement, it’s also crucial to developing other measurable skills like executive function and social behavior. We are all agreed that reading makes you more knowledgeable and a better learner. What’s becoming more and more clear is that it also makes you a better-adjusted, better human being. Who wouldn’t prefer to see their kid immersed in a novel than scrolling dolefully through photos of a missed party on Instagram?”

Friday, October 4, 2019

Video Conferencing Tips


The more I work with schools and nonprofits, I see bylaws that contain information about electronic communication be it emails, texting, phone conferencing, or video conferencing. Here is a link to a helpful set of short videos you will find helpful and funny.

And, take a minute to share the below video at your next board meeting. It's hilarious and so informative.