Teaching is so Lonely!
Last week I gave a workshop on Mindful Self-Care and started by asking the following question: Isn’t teaching so lonely? Heads nodded! I sensed the relief flooding the room – this is going to get real! Nobody ever talks about how lonely teaching is. In...
SEL begins with the SELF
As you probably know – we can control very little in life; and so, controlling others is simply not possible. Yet, influencing them absolutely is! The only things we can really try to control in life are our thoughts and our actions – and I don’t write that...
What is Technology really Doing to us?
So many of us go on and on about how the internet and addiction to our devices is negatively impacting us. Although, the truth is that we don’t know what we don’t know! I sound old when I tell young people, “when I was young…there was no...
A little good delivers BIG!
Walking to the pool today, an elderly man in a wheelchair wildly gestures to me. He’s pointing at the pavement, where a summer hat lies, and then points to a woman and her daughter walking away. I was shouldering my chair and a large bag, and quickly jumped to...
Self. Other. Community. Imperative Education Event for Schools & Businesses. July 24th!
Imperative Education is hosting an event for schools and business leaders. We’ll delve into three important components of a healthy, connected life: self, other, and community. Let’s face it – both schools and businesses can use some time to reflect...
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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
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