Stone wall beside a red barn in Stonington, CT.

Good Fences

ByK12Leaders Editorial Board

This article was originally published by Walter McKenzie on his blog Thinking Out Loud, https://waltuh.wordpress.com/2022/12/27/good-fences/ May the new year bring you boundaries that provide caring and clarity. Not what you were thinking? Think again! 2022 was a showcase in the implications for not having and enforcing clear boundaries. In fact, so was 2021. And 2020….

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Social And Emotional Learning Resistance Confronts K-12

ByK12Leaders Editorial Board

Social emotional learning (SEL) has come under fire in some U.S. districts when, ironically, it appears to be needed most Christine Ravesi-Weinstein, an assistant principal in Massachusetts, is worried about her students. “2022 was without a doubt the most trying return to school we’ve ever experienced,” she said at a recent K12Leaders online event. “The…