CSEE
What Does it Mean to Truly Matter? (Summer 2023)
THE 74 ”A Teacher’s View: Remote Teaching Doesn’t Feel Like Teaching.”(Oct. 2020)
BELONGING IS CRITICAL toward the relational, inclusive classroom because when a student feels like he, she, or they belong, they are more apt to…
THIS IS NOT SAME AS SAYING REMOTE TEACHING IS NOT TEACHING. It absolutely is. But something is distinctly lacking in remote teaching. That something is nuance…
THE 74
”Teachers Are WorkingHard to Keep Bonds With Students” (April 2020)
EMOTION, COGNITION, TRIBE, PURPOSE — at this time, teachers are transferring elements of the human classroom to the technological classroom…
GOOP
”Why Fathers Need to Be More Involved in Their Children’s School World” (Jan. 2019)
FOR HETEROSEXUAL PARENTS, IT’S COMMON FOR MOM TO BE PRIVY TO HER CHILD’S SCHOOL WORLD while Dad is out in left field, says educational consultant Nat Damon. And this is a huge detriment—to the child, the parents, and the school.
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DERBY ACADEMY
”Former Faculty Returns With Message” (Jan. 2019)
YOUR HIDDEN POWER
”Experience the Power of Relational Teaching” (Oct. 2018)
FORMER DERBY FACULTY MEMBER Nat Damon returned to campus January 11 to speak with faculty and to reflect on the significance of relationships; a lesson he learned at Derby that he has carried with him through his 25-year career in education.
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EVERY KID IS DIFFERENT AND BRINGS TO THE CLASSROOM a whole mix and array of powers and strengths that the relational teacher will tap into.
GOOP
”The Enduring Power of Relational Teaching” (Sept. 2018)
THE 74”
Why Relational Communities Matter” (July 2018)
WE RARELY DISCUSS THE ROLE OF BELIEF IN SCHOOLS. Yet belief is an essential part of the ecosystem. Students look to their teachers to be their mentors and motivators.
PRESS RELEASE
"Time to Teach: Time to Reach"
(May 2018)
"TELL ME WHAT TO SAY"
Conversation, Communication, Teaching Podcast (Apr. 2018)
NEW BOOK FOCUSES ON WHAT TEACHERS REALLY DO, and finds that great practice—and great learning—is driven by relationships.
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I THINK THAT THE IDEA OF SELF-TALK IS REALLY IMPORTANT, and you have to tell yourself that a different outcome is possible. And my mantra for myself was just because that's the way it has been, doesn't mean that that's the way that it has to be.
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EDUCATION WEEK
"After Parkland, Where Do We Go From Here?" (Mar. 2018)
EDUCATION WEEK HAS RARELY SEEN AN EVENT THAT HAS STIRRED READERS quite like the deadly school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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KCAL/CBS LOS ANGELES
“How to have a Fun and Productive Parent-Teacher Conference” (Oct. 2016)
SOME PARENTS LOOK FORWARD TO ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH TEACHERS, while others dread it. Research proves that family involvement that is linked to learning leads to bigger success at school.
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THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
L.A. Parents' Sports Freak-Out: "You Can't Cheer at an SAT Exam" (Aug. 2015)
DR. ROBIN BERMAN, MD
Permission to Parent: How to Raise Your Child with Love and Limits (Apr. 2015)
HYSTERICAL MOMS AND DADS SCREAM FROM THE SIDELINES, hire professional coaches ($400 an hour?!) and pressure their kids as they seek the ultimate prize: "This current craze isn't about getting your child into the NBA.
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TODAY, MANY PARENTS HAVE REJECTED THE DICTATORSHIPS they resented from their own childhoods. But they overcorrected by turning into child-pleasers. Showering praise and letting kids rule the roost has actually eroded the very self-esteem parents are trying to create.
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