My supremely talented vocal coach, Naaz Hosseini, shares a blog post today about how her relationship to a student completely changed when she asked him about his future hopes. Her post reminds us why everyone in a teaching and youth-serving position, especially when faced with frustrating situations and the prospect of a difficult conversation, should always keep a young person’s strengths and promise front and center.
It’s taken me awhile to gather my thoughts on the killing of George Floyd because his death has brought up a lot of stuff and I didn’t simply want to add obvious anger to the Read more…
A year ago yesterday Brian and I moved out of NYC, our home of 20 years, to our place upstate. Right before the move I found a book about a woman who retreats to a Read more…
Can you think of a more common piece of inspirational life advice than “follow your heart”? So many of us heard this growing up, and perhaps we’ve even passed it onto our young people, but Read more…
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