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Making sure you show up in your own story

(From 2017) Tomorrow we have our fourth Annual Storytelling Festival for the AmeriCorps programs of Maryland. Our hosts at Casa Maryland and Pablo Blank always provide a warm welcome in their amazing space. Each year, we try different things and…..

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Teacher resignations in some D.C.-area school districts rise again

By Lauren Lumpkin, Karina Elwood and Nicole AsburyUpdated August 9, 2023 at 1:54 p.m. EDT|Published August 9, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Dorothy Clowers arrived early at Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School on a recent afternoon so that she could secure a good spot…..

How parents can shape a child’s future with small moments of joy

Feeling safe and supported and able to discuss even difficult subjects will help your kid to flourish, experts say. By Perri Klass, MDAugust 5, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. EDT In the pediatric world, we’ve worried a great deal about what we…..

The stories we tell about ourselves: understanding our personal narratives with psychologist Dan McAdams

Antonia Mufarech,Jan. 25, 2022 People are natural storytellers. We constantly revise and edit the ways in which we talk about the past and future. It’s through storytelling that we make sense of the world, and Dan McAdams, a Northwestern professor…..

What Can We Do About Pandemic-Related Learning Loss?

Remote school was devastating for many students. In Richmond, Virginia, a plan to switch to a year-round calendar brought promise and pushback. By Alec MacGillisJune 19, 2023 New Yorker Angela Wright became the principal of Fairfield Court Elementary School, in Richmond,…..

If Loneliness Is an Epidemic, How Do We Treat It?

By Eleanor Cummins and Andrew Zaleski NYTimes July 16th 2023 Ms. Cummins is a journalist and an adjunct professor in New York University’s science, health and environmental reporting program. Mr. Zaleski is a journalist who covers science, technology and business. Stephanie Cacioppo thought…..

Schools are using restorative justice to resolve conflicts. Does it work?

Maryland lawmakers prioritized the alternative disciplinary practice four years ago, but the rollout has been complicated By Caralee AdamsJuly 15, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT The skirmish last fall began on a Montgomery County school bus. Someone — no one is sure who — tossed…..

2024 won’t be a Trump-Biden replay. You can thank Gen Z for that.

By Celinda Lake and Mac Heller Washington Post July 20 2023 Celinda Lake, a Democratic Party strategist, was one of two lead pollsters for Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. Mac Heller is a documentary film producer, most recently of “Rigged: The Voter Suppression…..

So your historical quote turned out to be fake

Analysis by Gillian Brockell Washington Post July 20th 2023  Former police chief turned yoga instructor turned Jan. 6 defendant Alan Hostetter had a quote to share with the court during closing arguments in his federal trial, for which he defended himself. “When governments fear the people, there…..

The future isn’t what it used to be

By Ramesh Ponnuru Contributing columnistWashington Post July 25th 2023 American politics is awash in nostalgia. It’s bipartisan, and it starts at the top. All of our recent presidents have trafficked in it. Donald Trump’s inaugural address in 2017 portrayed a nation that had fallen…..

MyScore can change the story

THEORY OF CHANGEMyScore is built on a narrative theory of change. The outcome we aim for in our work is a new story, a new frame of meaning, rather than just a new set of skills. Or put in another…..