"If you stick a knife in my back 9 in and pull it out 6 in, there's no progress. If you pull it all the way out, that's not progress. The progress is healing the wound that the blow made. They won’t even admit the knife is there" Malcolm X

My 16 year old texted me this photo. I hope we are listening and reflecting....

What did your educator's heart need this morning? Mine needed time with this teacher, healer, visionary, and leader/warrior. Thank you, @RHVickers for speaking to our hearts at PeaceArchElementary.

I would HIGHLY recommend listening to the webinar recorded just now with Bruce D. Perry, M.D.,Ph.D. by CASEL. Link coming tomorrow. Regulate, Relate and then Reason. I’m off to find a clear mask. #sd36learn #connection

Return to School During COVID 19: Helping Children and Families Manage Stress and Build Resilience with Bruce D. Perry, M.D.,Ph.D. and CASEL. A must watch for those already exhausted and having to go back to school. youtu.be/dqsWvHMpexg #sd36learn #dosesandspaces #selfreg

Police looking for Vancouver man after vehicle found in Manning Park Jordan is the friend of one of the people in my lab & she asked me to post this in the hopes that someone might have seen something. dailyhive.com/vancouver/vpd-…

Meet their storms with kindness and compassion. #DailyDoodle

2/2. Advice continued from a developmental cognitive neuroscientist...

1/2. Advice from a neuroscientist who is also a developmental psychologist...

Empathy is my word for this year:

When we most need help, that’s when it’s hardest to reach out. Those who can, please welcome those who feel isolated into the warmth of your kindness.

My 16 year old gets her wisdom teeth taken out tomorrow morning. We are looking for healthy, unprocessed, vegan meal-replacement recipes. Anyone? Gil Carvalho MD PhD🌈🇵🇸 Jann “stop live horse export” Arden @davison_carol

Happy Birthday, YouTube star Parker! youtu.be/Fv8RNXOizC0

Thank you to ⁦⁦Leyton Schnellert⁩ and ⁦⁦⁦Dr. Shelley Moore, PhD⁩ for Saturday studies and the heart-warming authenticity you both bring to learning!

Are you wearing red on May 5th? #MMIWG #MMIWG2S #NoMoreStolenSisters

Advice to Teachers: Hold on to HOPE for each and every child and never let it go. Let the children know you believe in them. Hope is a socially supported vision. It’s hard to hold on to it if there’s no one else who shares that vision.

Three ways to rebuild our schools as restrictions are lifted across the land. New Post: bit.ly/3LfTrV2 #leadership #edchat #education #bced #onted #mbedchat #abed Thoughts on what needs attention.

#SD36learns The work of Dr. Adele Diamond and Dr. Debbie Leong (#ToolsOfTheMind) kept me in teaching 8 years ago and continue to inspire me to work from a place of joy and calm to nurture connections and see the potential in EVERY student:

We’re recruiting 8-12 yr-olds to be in a study of whether (a) balance exercises or (b) listening to music you love can improve exec funcs (e.g., attention or creative prob-solving) For info: [email protected] or 604-649-0702 Contacting us does NOT obligate you to participate