New ILLUMINATION-Curated Writer — Introduction Greetings literary, educational, and parental colleagues as well as members of our global village. I am honored that you chose to read my introductory story. …

… just a quick peek — Family engagement is a critical issue in education today. It refers to the mutual dedication, cooperation, and support that educators, parents, and other caregivers share as students are being educated. …

And parents are the offender As a family engagement influencer and YouTube content creator as well as subscriber, I recently reached my breaking point. I will now devote some of my efforts to stopping the exploitation of physically disabled and severely ill children on social media platforms by their parents. Introduction My heart goes out to…

I predict this will impact many students for years to come Introduction The pandemic has caused many educational disruptions to prevail. While I am not a demographer nor a sociologist, I am a highly experienced educator. I am also a mom. These factors have enabled me to build my capacity to analyze circumstances related to students and learning as I forecast relevant…

I’d like to share words that have been meaningful to me over the years. — I routinely conducted professional development and training sessions when I was a school administrator. When I did, I often incorporated relevant quotes to emphasize specific concepts and to stimulate deep thinking. Because I hold a doctorate in educational leadership, this is one of the areas that I highlighted in my…

Have you noticed? — People who enjoy gaming and playing slot machines have an interesting saying. I will use it as I progress with this story. There is disappointment associated with continuously feeding money to a slot machine that does not produce winning results. Throwing money away is not fun. …

Here are ten reasons for writers to celebrate today. — I would like to thank my LinkedIn connection and blogging colleague Jacob Walker for making me aware that August 5th is Blogger Day. I believe Medium writer Pene Hodge summarizes the sentiments of the vast majority of writers in the segment of her profile description that reads “she writes because…

I recently discovered a profound quote while I was digging through some of my professional belongings from the past. This proverb reads: “Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be an oppressor. But most of all, thou shalt not be a bystander.” -Yehuda Bauer, Jewish Historian While these…

Sometimes a little help means a lot. — Individuals become the only parents for different reasons. Death, abandonment, and incarceration may cause this to happen. Other times single men and women choose to become parents through pregnancy, adoption, the use of a surrogate, or intrauterine insemination. …