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The Mandt System and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in Schools

According to CASEL, https://casel.org/, the first two core competencies of SEL are self awareness and self management. Self

Valentines Revisited

My wedding anniversary is Valentine's Day. This really leaves me no excuse to forget it and each year I have plenty romantic

Night to Shine!

On February 9th, 2018 I was privileged to be a part of something I had wanted to be a part of for some time. I was given the

Where has the day gone?

When my mom was still alive, she would sometimes call me in the mornings around 8:00 or 8:30 a.m. When she would realize that

Words of Wisdom

Recently, a friend posed an interesting question on social media. He’s a somewhat introverted fellow, and decided that writing

Who Is Your Favorite Teacher?

I saw this image on social media the other day, and as I read through the comments, it appears that identifying a favorite

Defining Dignity & Respect

We use the terms dignity and respect as foundational principles in the Mandt System. But what does it mean to treat someone with

Waiting To Say Sorry

Recent media has been heavily influenced by efforts at apology. We have been witness to various Hollywood sorry, News Journalist

Building Relationships Through Mistakes

Recently I had spent several days working on a project which caused me lots of stress. Later, because of a mistake made by my

Is It Significant?

One of my workshops recently got into an interesting discussion about what constitutes a “significant loss” as presented at