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Counselor’s Corner: Don’t Judge a Cat by His Coat
A number of pictures lined my desk: pictures of my family, friends, and my two cats. When perusing these pictures, students would literally shriek when they saw a picture of my cat Perry. “Ahhhhh! Mrs. Schultz, you have a black … Continue reading
Every Family Is Different, Every Kid Belongs
Kids come to school to learn, but they bring their families and home cultures along for the ride. Those families come in endless varieties—multigenerational, single-parent, group homes, co-parents, adoptive parents, blended families, foster families, stepparents, and GLBTQ parents. Because of … Continue reading
Teaching Tolerance, Building on Common Ground
For most adults, the devastating images of 9/11 represent events in our lived experience. For kids in today’s elementary and middle school classrooms, however, 9/11 is historical, and they have no actual personal memories of the day. Even students who … Continue reading