November 2019

DEAR GRANDDADDY- A Teen, Parent, and Educator Advice Column BLOG #10

Dear Granddaddy, my students are frustrating me. They’re very different today. Tim V. – veteran teacher. VLOG ON THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_rVy9-Gag&list=PL_-39bUXJitz71N7H8Ysig2hrkcEU_LGF&index=10 I hear you, Tim. I, too, am a concerned veteran teacher. I, too, have seen what looks like a changing student body over the last two decades of teaching. However, when I look a little …

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DEAR GRANDDADDY- A Teen, Parent, and Educator Advice Column BLOG #9

Dear Granddaddy, help. I’m stressed over my grades. Dakota B. – A really stressed out teen. VLOG ON THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g7RzD0wqqQ&list=PL_-39bUXJitz71N7H8Ysig2hrkcEU_LGF&index=9 Dakota, let me begin with Henry James, the father of modern psychology. He said that 90% of the worst things that have ever happened to him have only happened in his mind. Therefore, it looks …

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DEAR GRANDDADDY- A Teen, Parent, and Educator Advice Column BLOG #8

Dear Granddaddy, how do I get my boy to listen to me? Yarelis S. – frustrated mom. VLOG ON THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbLXF86hpiM&list=PL_-39bUXJitz71N7H8Ysig2hrkcEU_LGF&index=8 I’m listening to you, Yarelis. I hear you loud and clear, but, unlike your boy, I’m a grown man. I’m pretty sure, however, I’m pretty sure that when I was still just a boy, my …

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