Silver-Linings Playbook
It was March of 2020, and Melissa Van Wingerden was starting to hear worrisome talk in the news and among her colleagues at Parsippany High School in Parsippany, NJ, about a perplexing virus from China. There were rumors about the district’s response, then came word her school would close early before spring break. “I think...
Advise, Advise: Volume 50 (2021-2022)
Easing Transitions
Students can struggle when they face that transition from middle level to high school and from high school to college or career. Now, along comes a pandemic, when kids are in school one day and homebound in their pajamas the next (with schedules varying week by week). Talk about tough transitions! Advisers use all kinds...
Advise, Advise: Volume 49 (2020-2021)