Kweku’s Korner After the supply checklist, it’s time to check in. Managing back to school parental anxiety. By Stacey Orr Smith Mom, Veteran Educator, Educational Consultant, Parent Educator, and President, Blaquesmith Consulting, LLC It’s not the new schedules, long pick-up lines, school supply lists, and picture days that add stress to the beginning of the […]
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What Did You Do This Summer? – A Journey of Restoration
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Synthia M. Doaks As an educator, I am all too familiar with the back-to-school icebreaker, “What did you do this summer?” As a child, I would create elaborate stories to mask uneventful summers. As a parent, I ensured my daughters had memorable vacations to share. As a teacher, I carefully navigated […]
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Return to School Protocol
Kweku’s Korner By Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi The end of Labor Day signals the unofficial end of the summer and the beginning of the school year. After the excitement of first day photos and return to school celebrations, we must begin the real work. The real work is setting our students up for success throughout the […]
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Caravan Of Love
Kweku’s Korner By Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi “Every woman every man Join the caravan of love (Stand up) stand up Stand up Everybody take a stand Join the caravan of love (Stand up) stand up Stand up We’ll be living in a world of peace And the day when everyone is free bring the young and […]
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I’m Kicking, but Not High
Kweku’s Korner By Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi How can anyone tell anyone how to overcome grief? What works for one person, may not work for the rest. Hell, what works for you today, may not work for you tomorrow. We can offer cookie-cutter prescriptive techniques that can be valuable, but not always helpful. For example, we […]
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GRIEF is Beast
Kweku’s Korner By Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi Grief is simply defined as a DEEP SORROW. Grief can come from many situations. It can be from an unrequited love. The loss of a job. The loss of material goods (e.g., car totaled out, house fire or jewelry lost). I believe that the hardest grief comes with the […]
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Plan A is better than Okay?
Kweku’s Korner By Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi The old axiom reads “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” There is a reason an axiom stands the test of time. Those who plan use their mental muscle by being proactive and willing what they want to happen. They are being intentional about their day and […]
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Are You Holding Onto Sentimental Clutter?
When someone who lived a long, full life passes, loved ones must navigate these sentimental remnants, which can be challenging.
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Trials Don’t Stop the Smiles
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Ashley Zapata As a clinical and sports psychologist in a very male-dominated sphere, an Afro-Caribbean woman who has operated in homogeneously white spaces, a mother of three amazing humans, and everything else that makes up my robust and dynamic demographic footprint, I have absolutely faced my share of disappointments and setbacks. […]
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Saying “No” is Self-Care
Kweku’s Korner By Alisia Moutry, Ph.D. President/CEO 4AM Consulting, LLC How often have you grudgingly agreed to something you didn’t want to and or maybe even shouldn’t have? This happens often because we don’t know how to say, “NO”! Not sure who needs to read this but if you have a hard time saying the […]
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