**I'm taking a PD-book study class of this later this semester. ** I will review again after that class.
first take:
Soooo condescending - oh you couldn't possibly understand the "real science" so let me explain it in an array of scattered, tacky metaphors and simplify it for you.

The intent was good and the idea of scaffolding and coaching executive function at all levels - not just elementary is great. But when it came to tangibles of what I can take to my classroom now it fell completely flat! Nothing... unless you count setting clear & fair boundaries and be consistent in enforcing them.... but that's not a tangible... Mr. Median has great and I'm sure powerful ideas but they are all way TOO much and not directly translatable to a teacher's practical learning space!
* Develop and offer parent classes to help teach good parenting classes;
* Take courses from one guru as well as then use that model to make lessons for the other guru who doesn't have any;
* Get certified in mindfulness so you can use it in your class because without certification it's ineffective;
* Change the start time of schools;
* Make sure kids get intentional as well as regular exercise throughout the day;
* Partner with or conduct your own academic research on all this so more can be done.

cool-cool. sure thing. I'll get right on that.


Mr. Medina is clearly very good at research and synthesizing artifacts and data but I'm not sure he has been in the classroom in a while or hangs out with regular, public school teachers much.