by Ari Yares | May 9, 2016 | School Leadership, School Psychology
The conversation with my wife went something like this: “What are you doing?” “Teaching myself Spanish.” “Seriously?” I don’t think that she was surprised that I wanted to learn Spanish; we’re both very committed to the...
by Ari Yares | Apr 17, 2016 | 21st Century Learning, School Psychology
In our kitchen at home, my oldest has started cooking which means teaching her how to measure her ingredients. Generally, this is an easy process because we know what the ingredients are and the kitchen is stocked with a collection of  useful measuring tools. It also...
by Ari Yares | Apr 15, 2013 | School Leadership, School Psychology
It has been five years since I last touched a WISC kit or any other testing kit. No, this is not my introduction to a school psychologists’ anonymous meeting, but rather a reflection on the biggest change that I have undergone since handing in my testing kits...
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 | Oct 24, 2012 | School Psychology
Good is a lousy answer. I don’t mean to say that I am a perpetually dissatisfied person. There are times and places where good is a reasonable answer. We want things to be good. We want to feel satisfied and content. Thinking back to my visit with the Amish last...
