It’s accepted wisdom that good relationships between teachers and their students lead to students who are willing to work harder in the classroom. Could those positive feelings also have an impact in ...

Middle school marks the transition from late childhood to early adolescence. Developmental psychologist Erik Erikson describes the transition as a shift from the Industry vs. Inferiority stage (ages 6 ...

Kicking and screaming is how I began some days in the first grade. I did not want to go to school and leave my mom at home with my newborn brother. However, Mrs. Overbey, my first-grade teacher, was ...

As Mara Tieken was beginning her teaching career in 2002, she pulled out a map of the U.S. Carefully considering where she, as a new elementary school teacher, would land, Tieken gazed past urban ...

From my past working in law and my current career as an executive coach working exclusively with outstanding law firm leaders, I’ve seen up close how trust is essential for driving client engagement.