by Sarah Perkins | Apr 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
***Post written by Carol Kramer, Northeast Representative for WSPA*** Shortly after Oliver Sacks died in August of 2015, I decided that I wanted to read all of his books. Dr. Sacks, the neurologist, had always been a person for whom I respected and marveled over, as...
by Sarah Perkins | Feb 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
***Post written by Carol Kramer, Northeast Representative for WSPA*** Now that I am semi-retired and have made the time to read the volumes of books that friends and colleagues have recommended through the years, I have read more books than I could ever have dreamed...
by Sarah Perkins | Feb 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
***Post written by Michael Crane, Treasurer for WSPA*** The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting up a Generation for Failure By Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt In case you haven’t noticed, we now have a generation of young...
by Sarah Perkins | Jun 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Tracy Hed, Ph.D., Sheridan County School District #2, WSPA’s Ethics/Professional Standards Chair I first heard of the book, Neurotribes on a Fresh Air podcast, in which Terry Gross interviewed the author, Steve Silberman. Their conversation was so interesting, I...
by Sarah Perkins | May 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
***Post Written by Carol Kramer, Northeast Representative for WSPA*** Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It by Ian Leslie Through the many years I have spent on this earth, I have to admit that there have been many books which I started to read...
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