Implementing the three practices of positivity, choice, and reflection may feel awkward at first. This is natural. Unlike youth, who find little risk in attempting new activities, adults have established patterns and often feel anxious and uncomfortable when attempting something different from what they have already been doing. Realizing this at the outset … [Read more...]

This is a follow-up from a discussion about a school's policy mandating the giving of rewards for expected standards of behavior. At a recent faculty meeting, it was announced that the "Positive Behavior Support" team met and decided what they need to do to reduce referrals to the office; bribe the kids! If there were no negative contacts (home phone call … [Read more...]

There is a story about an old and wise martial arts master who invited his new student to share tea and conversation and to begin the teacher-student relationship. The student---who already had much training from other teachers---looked eager and ready to learn and said, "Teach me, master, how to be a great fighter." The wise master reached over with the … [Read more...]