Education and Schools

Patricia Lemer

Jun 1, 20115 min read

Camphill Communities: Special Places for Special People

What if there were places for adults with disabilities to live, grow and eat delicious food? Places where they are treated with respect,...

Patricia Lemer

Nov 5, 20103 min read

Green and Healthy Schools

Do “green” schools positively impact students’ achievement and teacher performance? Common sense says “yes.” Recent studies now pinpoint...

Patricia Lemer

Jan 3, 20093 min read

Giving and Getting

Owner wrote: Giving, Getting and Gratitude During the holidays, our thoughts turned to the three “G”s: giving, getting and gratitude....

Patricia Lemer

Sep 2, 20003 min read

Treat Needs not Behavior: Maslow for the Milennium

Mental health professionals and schools often depend on a behavioral model to address emotional and learning issues. Programs such as...

Patricia Lemer

Jun 2, 19993 min read

IYQ

”I wike you, too!” I bet you are smiling. “A smile is the shortest distance between two people,” says Victor Borge. It takes 17 muscles...

Patricia Lemer

Sep 2, 19983 min read

Educational Alternatives

Imagine — a ten year old boy attending his ﬁfth school in six years! His mother consulted me last spring, hopeful that I knew about a...

Patricia Lemer

Sep 2, 19973 min read

What’s Wrong with this Picture?

Today I observed Steven, 61/2, in a class of 12 students. identiﬁed as “unready” for ﬁrst and second grade. A lovely teacher directs the...