Great story at KUOW about Highland Park and their "yoga breaths and mustang money." Kudos to Principal Chris Cronas and his staff for their work. "Do you know what grit is?" Cronas asks the students. "It's when you work really, really hard on something and you never give up on it." Next, the deep breathing. Cronas squeezes a rainbow-colored ball as he speaks quietly. “Let’s all practice our breathing with the ball and my voice. Ready? Go. In. Hold … one, two, three, four, five, six.” "This is not rocket science. This is Education 101. Kids need to feel safe. They need to feel respected," Cronas said. “They need to know that the people at their school love them and will give them the structure they need to succeed." For the School Board meeting tonight, the public testimony list is nearly full. Most of them, including me, will be speaking to the Seattle Preschool Program Service Agreement. Others are speaking on disci...
