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Welcome to the blog of Zaq Roberts, Associate Head of School at The Berkeley School in Berkeley, CA. I blog about a wide variety of topics, from classroom moments I witness, to administrative events and conversations, to the educational blogs, videos, and books I am reading and watching, and how they are influencing my thinking. I hope this eclectic approach will give you insight into the many ways that I am engaging in advancing the school and strengthening our program, and I welcome your thoughts and comments!

This blog takes its name from a quotation by Archimedes that reads "Give me a lever long enough, and I can move the world." The TBS mission speaks directly to the need to engage a changing world, while many of the experiences in our program focus on the development of students' agency and authority. TBS is the lever by which we all - administration, faculty, students, and parents - can together move the world to be more humane, compassionate, and responsive. To borrow an important Montessori phrase, it is our way to remake the world.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

How to approach the first day of school

This article by Wendy Mogel (author of Blessing of a Skinned Knee) was just shared with the incoming K parents by Araxi Gundelfinger, mother of a new K student and TBS Director of Advancement. It's got some great advice about getting ready for the first day of school, how to talk and act with your child that morning, and how to respond to your child at the end of the day. Definitely worth the time to read!

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