Good Read: Preschool Gems

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  When Portland preschool teacher Leslie McCollom created the @PreschoolGems Twitter feed in 2010, it was because precious jewels were slipping through her fingers every day. So McCollom became a covert anthropologist in the secret world of children, and when she launched her feed with her funniest findings, her followers quickly grew to more than 160,000 followers to date! You can watch McCollom’s beautiful new book trailer below.     Preschool Gems: Love, Death, Magic, and Other Surprising Treasures from {Read More}

On Resilience & Self-Doubt #autism

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Although it doesn’t look like it, Jackson was absolutely thrilled for his first day back-to-school. For me, it was a very emotional day, for several reasons. At the end of last school year I made the decision during his ARD meeting (a meeting where special needs teachers meet with parents to discuss a students progress and make plans for the future) that he would not be attending ESY (Extended School Year) this summer. I made this decision based on the {Read More}