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What If Everything You Knew About Disciplining Kids Was Wrong? Katherine Reynolds Lewis

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/schools-behavior-discipline-collaborative-proactive-solutions-ross-greene Thank you to Brent Potter and Elements of Self-Destruction on Facebook for the link to this useful article by Katherine. This is written from a U.S. perspective, but is just as relevant here. The writer feels simultaneously grateful for … Continue reading

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Occupy Your Brain: On Power, Knowledge, & the Re-Occupation of Common Sense – Carol Black

http://www.filmsforaction.org/news/occupy_your_brain_on_power_knowledge_and_the_reoccupation_of_common_sense/ This is an absolutely brilliant article. ‘……it becomes quite interesting not only to look at what your children are required to learn in school, but at what they are not required to learn.  While your kids are very busy … Continue reading

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