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Tears

Osvaldo came to school crying again.  Three day weekend, and he’d lost the habit of school.  I want my mommy, he sniffled.  I’m scared to go to school.  Is far away.
Now I know for a fact that Osvaldo lives three blocks from the school.  I know that when you walk, especially if you’re an Angelino [...]

Creatures of Habit

We’re such creatures of habit. What worked before is what we gravitate towards, instinctually, it seems. Why does it take so much effort to approach things anew? And when are we willing to try?
My kids from the last two years were abstract thinkers. They loved symbolic manipulation. For most of them, [...]