by Steven Gottlieb | May 16, 2020 | Blog
As Covid begins ACT II of its Shakespearean shakeup, perhaps, like me, you are finding that positive mantras are becoming anorexic. How many “stay safes” or “we’re in this togethers” can one possibly endure? I figure it’s okay to get dour once in a while. Let’s...
by Steven Gottlieb | May 8, 2020 | Blog
Dear Friends and Parents: In February, I spoke on an education panel, fielding questions from 250 McGill students about to complete their teaching degree. The event was a recruiter’s paradise. In a dark room filled with bright eyed Millennials and Gen Zees, scores of...
by Steven Gottlieb | May 4, 2020 | Blog
Dear Friends and Parents: I received a note from a mother whose family hopped in their car and headed for the hills of cottage country when Covid first drove them inside. It’s gone well for mom, dad and teenage son. Nature, by its nature, has provided plenty of...
by Steven Gottlieb | Apr 28, 2020 | Blog
Dear Friends and Parents: One of my pals just texted me a video of an affable British math teacher going all gaga about the number 6174. I first thought it was the U.K. head count for how many isolating family members have strangled each other. Nope. There really is...
by Steven Gottlieb | Apr 26, 2020 | Blog
Hi Steve, I am isolated with one teen boy -16yrs – just me and him, which is a bit of a challenge. I do not think it is a good thing that my son games all night (4am) and sleeps to 2pm every day. He won’t listen to me and won’t get off at 1 am, 2 am,...
