Essential Teaching and Learning

                                                                                                       (c) 2022 Scott B. Freiberger By Scott B. Freiberger With cerulean, carmine, and chalky holiday lights sparking sensations of splendor rife with family life and frolicking friends, November is a terrific time to reflect and rejoice.   With resolve and ingenuity flowing freely from fresh autumn air, now would be a propitious time to provide students with a voice to articulate appreciation for the scholarship, seasonal sentiments, and magic-like merriment that they experience.   Advancing an attitude of gratitude is also particularly poignant to model for young minds.   ...

                                                                                                                                                              (C) 2022 Scott B. Freiberger Much has been published in recent years about kindness.   In a recent large-scale, psychology-related study called “ The Kindness Test ” conducted by the University of Sussex in partnership with the BBC, people reported feeling “happy,” “grateful,” “loved,” “relieved,” and “pleased” if someone, even a stranger, had offered ass...