A Good Teacher- Leader, Awakener, Builder

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” (Wayne Dyer) As a virtual mentor with Patricia Briscoe’s Faculty of Education students at Niagara University, a few weeks ago I was asked: What makes a good teacher? When I started teaching in 1998, I considered three facets as the…

Educating the Heart- Small Things, Great Love

As a child, I was mesmerized by the story of the Garden of Eden. I would close my eyes. Imagine a rich garden tapestry — lush green vines, aromatic flowers, a crystal-blue pool of water, rustling leaves in the wind. I would see Adam and Eve. Two lone inhabitants, symbols of Humanity, responsible for tending…