Mindful Navigation of our Fear Culture
Just because someone tells me to fear something doesn’t mean that I have to. The internet is spying on you. Your microwave is watching! Silliness aside, we are a culture of media projecting fear and I wonder how that’s playing out with our students and kids. I wonder...
Sticks And Stones Empowers Girls By DOVE
I’ve met with many young girls who are being targeted by their peers through hurtful comments about their appearance. Striking out at a girl regarding her appearance is the easiest way to dis-empower her. Most girls will take the insults in without much of a fight;...
Safety First – Navigating The Internet Jungle
Parents are oftentimes confused by their children’s activities online. From Tumbler to Instagram to Askfm. com – it’s all so confusing, and there’s so much of it! It’s just so hard to keep up. You are busy, working, making sure the family is clothed, fed, and safe yet...
Action Checklist – Great Net Tools For Girls
I often state, with great relief, the fact that there was no internet when I was growing up. Back then when something embarrassing happened it remained in that moment, and then was replayed in one’s mind ad nauseam until the shame and remorse eventually dissipated....GET IN TOUCH
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Hello! It’s Jodi, founder of Imperative Education. You know, ever since I can remember I’ve been interested in how people communicate… how relationships are formed. At McGill University, I studied Communications so that I could take this focus from intuition to fact, and from serious interest to passion. I decided to become a teacher, like so many, to make a difference and that initial goal hasn’t paled at all throughout the years ... more