Happy summer to my FIE friends!  Mediation is going well in the world, especially for those people who attended the international workshops in Paris a few weeks ago. We had some new participating countries like Cuba and Turkey, which is wonderful. There is a new movement in Slovakia to assist the Roma people who have historically not fared well in the European educational systems. A small pilot study had excellent results by using the Feuerstein program to help keep students in school and succeeding academically! They hope to expand its use. Australian has some amazing implementations in several private schools. I leave for Melbourne on August 17 to provide training and coaching. It will be great to reconnect with the Aussies who were in my class in Paris! What a great bunch of educators!

Mediation Tip: remember that eye contact is part of being "intentional" with your mediation (for those students who do not find eye contact uncomfortable). Assess your own body language for how you are building a positive relationship and supportive mediation. With that established, you can then move into more challenging and intentional questioning.

All the Best from Indiana, Jeanne

Quote for the day comes from Anne Frank: How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.