Working with children in a school, whether you are an educator or a guidance counselor is an awesome responsibility. They spend most of their waking hours there and in essence is their second home. Does a school have a responsibility beyond academic advancement? Do our schools consider the social/emotional welfare of its students? In my experienc ...

Finding the positive in things can be difficult at times and getting to a positive place by expressing and digesting difficult feelings can also be a struggle. There are many ways to accomplish positive thinking, but sometimes you just need a little inspiration. For many, music is that inspiration. Music can inspire and move us in ways no other me ...

On April 4th, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated for his nonviolent war against hate and intolerance. His death, and, more importantly, his life was not lived in vain. His fight changed the landscape of civil rights in this country and became a symbol of justice and equality for all who seek it. Below is a video I made a few years b ...

I came across this unique business card recently and it struck me as a great message for this New Year. For those of you who are not sure what "Ctrl-Alt-Delete" means, it is the three keys you press on a PC to reboot it. It is used when your computer gets stuck or frozen and you have no choice but to restart. Nine out of ten times it solves ...

As individuals dedicated to the emotional well being of our clients, I am always surprised when I come across a mental health professional who has seemed to have lost the muscle strength to smile. Clearly, smiling is not appropriate all the time. I have learned this the hard way as I have often found myself smiling in situations where my colleagues ...

Last night was the 84th annual celebration of cinema known as the Oscars. As I was watching them my thoughts turned to my personal appreciation of experiencing and creating movies. A movie can immerse you in a world unknown, inspire personal and global action, instill hope and open minds and hearts to others. It is a very powerful medium of ...

  I have been thinking about baseball lately with spring training starting next week, little league starting up, my son who has injured his leg playing soccer so baseball is out this year and having watched moneyball for the second time last night. All this baseball on my mind inspired me to dig up an old paper I wrote about the developmen ...

I was asked to guest blog for the Board of Jewish Education-Los Angeles about 21st Century Learning. The original link is below. I hope you enjoy it. “Be the change you want to see in the world” (Mahatma Gandi). If ever this mantra was applicable in the world of Jewish education it would be right now. While the world is evolving in ways unsee ...