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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.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Ralph Cantor on drug and alcohol awareness

Last night, Ralph Cantor spoke to the middle school parents about drug and alcohol awareness, and the biology of the brain. His work coincides with and compliments the sexual health and puberty education, and street smarts program that are also currently in process in the middle school. Comments via email from parents this morning include "Ralph Cantor's session on teen drug and alcohol use last night was fantastic! I now feel armed with good, research-based messages to give our son. It's great to know that TBS is drug-free, but no matter what high school he attends, unfortunately, peer use of drugs and alcohol will be part of the milieu," and "The talk last night was AMAZING – one of the best yet!!" Click here to download the powerpoint.

YouTube has a nine-part video of a presentation that Ralph did last year at a PTA meeting for Emerson Elementary. It gets good (i.e. into the neurology) at the 3:00 minute mark of the video below, which is part two.

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