Author: the_educated_feminist
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Every Child Deserves a Miss Honey
As a child one of my favorite books was Roald Dahl’s Matilda. Having dyscalculia, I related to how Matilda was often misunderstood and looked at as “odd” by her family and classmates. Like Matilda my mind would also wander, I imagined myself on grand adventures, solving problems, being a hero to my friends and defending…
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Welcome and Please Excuse the Mess
Years before getting my Ph.D. I worked as an academic counselor in Student Affairs. It was there that I learned to do what I called a “temperature check” with my students, I would ask every student during their weekly visit whether they were swimming, treading, or barely able to keep their head above water. It…
Mothers On The Frontline 