Tag Archives: education
Too many ACEs up these kids’ sleeves
The scary whispers and nasty rumors spreading around the playground at Washington Elementary School have nothing to do with typical kid controversies — who’s cool and who’s not, who can run fastest or climb highest, who can unleash the cuttingest comment or the rudest body-cavity sound. The hot playground topic at Washington these days is […]
Legendary teachers and brave books
Sept. 25 was Legendary Teacher Day in Ridgefield. That’s not quite the same as National Teacher Appreciation Day and Week, the first Tuesday of the first full week in May — which, incidentally, have only gained semi-official status thanks to being declared annual observances by the National Education Association, but not by the U.S. Congress. […]
Early ACEs are anything but lucky
Who doesn’t have an ACE or two up their sleeve? Some of us have many more ACEs than others. And ACEs make all the difference in the life you lead, the way you feel – maybe even the manner of your demise. ACE means Adverse Childhood Experience. I recently sat in on a Vancouver Housing […]