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We CAN handle life's Crises!

First of all, what is a crisis? According to Wiger & Harowski (2003) there are three types of crises: developmental, situational, and existential.  Developmental crises are normal developmental events in which transition leads to a crisis response; situational crises occur… Continue Reading →

Psychological health is a product of our relationships

In order to understand people, i think it’s important to understand that no single person is EVER purely  a single individual.  To help explain what I mean,  I will co-opt the following, “The individual who is considered in psychological theory,… Continue Reading →

True leadership makes for better education

The cornerstone to improving educational practice/environments is leadership with people.  Only through facilitation can a leader unveil the world that those whom are powerless must perceive, “in order for the oppressed to be able to wage the struggle for their… Continue Reading →

Santa Fe, NM will not die on my watch

It you google Santa Fe, you’d learn about how it’s the oldest Capital in the U.S. and about it’s primarily tricultural population.  If you’re reading a tourist site, you’d even see that Santa Fe is the third largest art market… Continue Reading →

Socioeconomic circumstances can be overcome

I know now that there is simply too much to learn in one lifetime.  For every theory that establishes “X,” there is an opposite (if not equal) theory that dismisses “X.” What to do?  For me, focus on a simple… Continue Reading →

Are kids being tracked?

One of my favorite books is Jeannie Oakes’ Keeping Track: How schools structure inequality.  It does what any good piece of nonfiction should do.  It defines a problem, researches all pertinent information as to the nature of the problem, and… Continue Reading →

Depression is just dark soil awaiting a seed

The other morning, while visiting my grandmother’s grave, I lifted a pinecone off of her headstone. I looked at it’s woody cradles and cursed its audacity: It covered the “Que” from the Madrecita Querida inscription and I launched that pinecone… Continue Reading →

Leadership can make or break any endeavor

To me, leadership is the make or break ingredient to success in any endeavor.  For me, leadership is a personal goal that I hope to one day reach.  I don’t mean that one day I want to be the CEO… Continue Reading →

The responsibility of the writer

I have no doubt that writers all dream of hitting a home run bestseller that assures financial security. I know I do.  But, as I continue on this writing path I started so many years ago, I see that the… Continue Reading →

Oppression can be overcome by the very tools it uses

It stands to reason that equality is not a goal of the educational systems within this country. By their defined purposes that Kozol and Weber postulate, educational systems are designed to ensure that inequality is the served purpose. However, Thomas… Continue Reading →

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