Is it wise, advisable or effective to hide the negative emotions educators feel when they are in school? What are the unintended consequences? Phyllis spoke to Teachers Aid podcasters Jon Harper and Mandy Froehlich on…
Lisa Damour, Ph.D. includes Phyllis’s thoughts in this The New York Times article on tween and teen social conflict. “Social discord rarely involves bullying,” explains Fagell, a counselor at the Sheridan School and the author…
We can’t afford to overlook kids who resort to bullying. Their behavior wreaks havoc with their moral compass, lowers their empathy and hardens them to the consequences of their actions. But the greatest reason aggressors…
