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Sometimes, a good parenting article enters my orbit…

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

This would have been helpful to me as my own children were navigating not only their elementary and middle school years, but my own expectations of what those experiences should look like… Parenting from Boston Globe Magazine

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The Importance of Interpersonal Skills in the workplace…

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

So many schools talk about social emotional learning as a co-curricular activity. We are seeing more and more that these skills are a means to acquiring curriculum. They create the conditions for learning. Why People Skills are becoming more valuable … Continue reading →

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With Thanks to Frank Bruni…

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

With Thanks to Frank Bruni…   On April 1, this is a good reminder about what is important in this highly unfair and unpredictable process. I appreciate the reminder and want to figure out how to use this with students … Continue reading →

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