by Ari Yares | Dec 31, 2012 | School Psychology
In moving to Long Island this past summer, traffic (and trying to avoid being stuck in it) became an integral part of my life. in Baltimore, I had been blessed with a commute that could be measured in feet, not miles, and walking to work was an option, that in...
by Ari Yares | Dec 19, 2012 | Design Thinking, Jewish Day School
I just watched a Ted Talk by Ben Saunders which concluded with his plans for an upcoming Antarctic expedition on foot. He detailed his experiences doing things that most of us probably wouldn’t even dream about.Watching this talk was inspiring. Now let’s...
by Ari Yares | Dec 19, 2012 | Jewish Day School
In getting ready for my trip to London to attend World ORT’s Wingate Seminar on instructional technology, I thought about a number of things to make sure that I was prepared for the trip. I checked the weather to ensure that I had packed the right kind of...
by Ari Yares | Dec 5, 2012 | Crisis Management, Jewish Day School
Fire drills are one of those necessary evils of school administration. In the jurisdictions that I’ve worked, they have been legally required and it can be a struggle to squeeze the appropriate number in each school year. It’s not that I’m opposed to...
