OK. It’s official. My doom scrolling habit has lingered post-election. While I’m beyond grateful for my health, I’m also aware that being a solo self-employed parent in a pandemic comes with just a wee bit of stress. I can feel the darkness of the next few months...
As you all know, I’ve been talking to lots of kids about Togetherness. Whether I’m learning from these young men in Memphis, my own daughter, or a bunch of high school students, I’m really intrigued by how teachers and families define and teach executive functioning....
People, did I not even share on the blog that I wrote a new book in 3.5 weeks?! Hopefully you’ve caught wind of this by hanging with me on the socials. It is The Together Work-From-Home Teacher, and it is 125 pages of awesome artifacts, photos, anecdotes and...
My friend Lauren in Chicago recently wrote me, “I’ve found ways to adapt my schedule and fit in (most) of my meetings – using my Weekly Worksheet to identify priorities. But I find that I’m so easily slipping into bad habits – multi-tasking, email open, avoiding...
So, I’m the eldest of a brood of 9 or 10 Heyck Cousins. . . and I try to take my responsibilities as the Biggest Cousin (even though I’m often the shortest!) very seriously. Here is a small sampling of the Cousin Brood at a family event this past fall. One of the...
