Whether a loss is due to the death of a student, a faculty or staff member, or a member of the community, a viable, organized strategy for coping with loss ensures that the tragedy does not increase the bereaved's pain or the students' vulnerability to further incidents. Although there are no surefire formulas for making everything OK in the face…

Anxiety is one of the most basic human emotions and occurs in every person at some time, most often when someone is apprehensive about uncertain outcomes of an event or set of circumstances. Anxiety can serve an adaptive function, however, and is also a marker for typical development. In the school setting, anxiety is experienced often by students…

In this article, the author, as an assistant superintendent, reflects on his personal experience on overcoming job fatigue. As he reflects on his personal experience, the aspect that disturbs him the most is that he was beating himself up at the start of the process because he felt like he was neglecting his responsibilities. Although he did a lot…