Greg Graber
The King of West Memphis
As I look out the window from my second story office at the school where I work, I see children below running around on the playground. ...
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Greg Graber
- Nov 16, 2020
- 5 min
Beware of Time Travel
Over the years, movies have spent a lot of time romanticizing the concept of time travel. Some of these films include: Somewhere in Time,...
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Greg Graber
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
Ten Questions to Ponder When the Election is Over
I don't have any answers here. Only questions. This is for my sake as much as yours. Do I spend too much time trying to convince other...
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Greg Graber
- Oct 4, 2020
- 2 min
A Few Reflections from My Social Media Sabbatical
My social media sabbatical lasted nearly a month, twenty seven days to be precise. As I have expressed here in previous blog posts, my...
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Greg Graber
- Sep 27, 2020
- 3 min
Junk Values (social media sabbatical day 20)
Over the past few weeks, I have opined in this blog space about my various observations on my social media sabbatical. In particular, I...
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Greg Graber
- Sep 21, 2020
- 3 min
Irresistible (social media sabbatical day 14)
A few random musings as my social media diet continues: To be honest, I do not miss being on social media much at all. After the initial...
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Greg Graber
- Sep 13, 2020
- 3 min
Addition by Subtraction (social media sabbatical day 6)
A few reflections from day 6 of my social media sabbatical: · I see this experiment as an "addition by subtraction" type thing, as I am...
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Greg Graber
- Sep 9, 2020
- 3 min
Social Media Sabbatical (Day 2)
I don't really know what prompted my decision to give up social media for a month. It is not like a put a lot of conscious thought into...
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Greg Graber
- Sep 2, 2020
- 5 min
Listening and Learning about Race
I am a white middle aged man. Even though I proudly hail from a city that has an African-American population percentage of about 65%, if...
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Greg Graber
- Aug 15, 2020
- 5 min
Become "A Detective for Good"
Our brains are amazing. In some regards, the human brain is the word's most complex super computer. Even though the average human brain...
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Greg Graber
- Aug 10, 2020
- 3 min
Socially Distanced "Brain Breaks" for Students
Some "pandemic brain break" tips for teachers to utilize with students from our outstanding Middle School Counselor at Lausanne...
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Greg Graber
- Aug 6, 2020
- 3 min
Supporting Children's Emotional Well-Being During School Re-entry
As we look forward to having many of our schools open again for classes for the first time since March, we realize that students may be...
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Greg Graber
- Aug 2, 2020
- 4 min
Strengthening Relationship Skills for Kids
The children of today are living in fast times. When left to their own devices, most of our beloved digital natives, AKA, "screenagers,...
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Greg Graber
- Jul 26, 2020
- 6 min
Stress for Success
We have been taught in our society that all stress is a bad thing. There is no doubt that mental stress over a long period of time is...
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Greg Graber
- Jul 22, 2020
- 4 min
Anti-maskers and the Mashmallow Test
As I write this, the cornavirus pandemic is in full swing. Putting all hyperbole aside, it is savagely laying waste, as the number of...
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Greg Graber
- Jul 5, 2020
- 4 min
Stop and Smell the Roses
For many years, I was an avid runner, but due to osteoarthritis in my knees, I am not able to run anymore. So I get out and move by...
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Greg Graber
- Jun 21, 2020
- 5 min
The Pursuit of Happiness
I came across a recent study from the University of Chicago that found only 14% of Americans say they are happy. This is down from 31%...
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Greg Graber
- Jun 14, 2020
- 3 min
Mindfulness Training with the Police
A couple of weeks ago I was asked to participate on a team Zoom meeting with members of the human resource team for the city of...
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Greg Graber
- Jun 7, 2020
- 4 min
Building Empathy Muscles
As I write this, our nation is in crisis. Civil unrest ensues, as protests in major cities are happening as a reaction to a police...
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Greg Graber
- May 16, 2020
- 5 min
Sharenting
The children in our lives ("digital natives") have a much different relationship dynamic with tech as do we adults ("digital immigrants")....
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