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Camphill Communities: Special Places for Special People
What if there were places for adults with disabilities to live, grow and eat delicious food? Places where they are treated with respect,...

Patricia Lemer
Jun 1, 20115 min read
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Green and Healthy Schools
Do “green” schools positively impact students’ achievement and teacher performance? Common sense says “yes.” Recent studies now pinpoint...

Patricia Lemer
Nov 5, 20103 min read
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Giving and Getting
Owner wrote: Giving, Getting and Gratitude During the holidays, our thoughts turned to the three “G”s: giving, getting and gratitude....

Patricia Lemer
Jan 3, 20093 min read
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Treat Needs not Behavior: Maslow for the Milennium
Mental health professionals and schools often depend on a behavioral model to address emotional and learning issues. Programs such as...

Patricia Lemer
Sep 2, 20003 min read
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IYQ
”I wike you, too!” I bet you are smiling. “A smile is the shortest distance between two people,” says Victor Borge. It takes 17 muscles...

Patricia Lemer
Jun 2, 19993 min read
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Educational Alternatives
Imagine — a ten year old boy attending his fifth school in six years! His mother consulted me last spring, hopeful that I knew about a...

Patricia Lemer
Sep 2, 19983 min read
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What’s Wrong with this Picture?
Today I observed Steven, 61/2, in a class of 12 students. identified as “unready” for first and second grade. A lovely teacher directs the...

Patricia Lemer
Sep 2, 19973 min read
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