Greetings! The last few weeks of a school year usually feel like a mix of excitement, exhilaration, and being overwhelmed—and this year feels no different in that regard. In other ways, a lot does feel different. As one mom proclaimed last …
Our hearts are broken by news of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. This senseless violence can be impossible to comprehend, and it can feel impossible to put feelings into words. Children and teens may have …
Greetings! Yesterday morning, two high school students were biking home from field hockey practice as I pulled out of my garage, and I drove by a weekend soccer tournament on the way to the office. Young kids were out enjoying …
Greetings! Yesterday, I received a call from a parent whose daughter was a freshman in college, and had decided she wanted to transfer. I shared how my office has received more requests from students wanting to transfer colleges than any other …
The idea of having a new start, fresh slate can be so invigorating, and yet, this start to the semester has been, admittedly, a bit rocky. The latest surges have pushed many parents (and educators!) to next level stress. In our …
Greetings! Last week, I had lunch with an old friend I hadn’t seen since early 2020 … And now, here we were, having lunch before she started a whirlwind 36 hours work trip before flying back to her family on …
Greetings! It is pretty incredible to think that this month marks *twenty* years of Green Ivy Educational Consulting, which I started in 2001. The work now spans nearly half my lifetime, and this work, gratefully, stays interesting, exciting, and fascinating …
Greetings! I’ve spent the past month speaking with students around the country about how it is being back-to-school this fall. Here’s a sampling of what I’ve heard: Feels like being a freshman again! (from multiple high school juniors!) Love being …
Greetings! Nearly fifteen years ago, I was speaking with a university student affairs official who declared, “We have a real crisis in boys’ education. Boys aren’t graduating high school or going to college at the same rates…” My reply: “I …
Greetings! In my office, we’re going back to our school year schedule today…and we have the school year buzz…When I started to draft this newsletter, I wanted to offer back-to-school strategies that could be used to help students ease the …
