Six months ago, who knew that teachers and parents together would need to devise a “Covid Classroom”?  We lived a different life, then.   Now, the new classrooms comprise a great deal of what we are talking about as we navigate the 2020 – 2021 school year.  Some schools have closed for good; some are re-opening in person; some are open for online schooling only; some are using hybrids.  Some …

Our Helping Boys Thrive Tele-Summit is just around the corner.  We hope you can join us.  If your school or community can sign up 5 or more, there is a group discount.  As you’ll see on the website, cost for this summit is quite low because of the generous donations of our sponsors.  Check out www.helpingboysthrive.org to look over the tele-summit and to register.  You can join us on the …

For many parents and educators, it is difficult to stay positive about online schooling.  While some kids and adults take to it, its disadvantages are also overwhelming.  As one school principal told us last week, “Given the issues we face with Covid spread, online schooling is simply the lesser of two evils.”  Our inbox has been flooded with similar emails from school personnel and parents.  In most of those communications, …

There is a hidden factor in human safety and equity that often goes unnoticed, especially in the lives of children.  As our nation surges with interest, debate, and new programs aimed at helping people of all races feel safer, whether you are male or female determines much of what will happen to you in life.  This is especially true in the education sector. The Gurian Institute as a network provides …

In spring (2020), I called for in-person school to reopen after the initial quarantine, citing significant academic slide without in person schooling, as well as increases in mental and emotional issues among children and families, and noting little or no tangible gain for children, families or even our elderly by closing in-person schools (https://gurianinstitute.com/should-schools-and-families-lock-down-again-due-to-covid/).  Over the last few months, you have likely seen published research and media stories detailing the …