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2025-06-26

When Our Sons Break and We Don’t See It

@chireveti Early Years Education & Parenting boys mental health, emotional development, emotional health, male empathy, parent-child relationships, parenting teens, raising boys 0

A reflection on boys’ emotional struggles, how parents often miss the signs, and why awareness and care make all the difference.

2025-06-17

The Chicken That Took Me Home: A Journey into Memory

@chireveti Wisdom & Reflections childhood memories, family, grandparents, nostalgia, personal essay, Polish countryside, rural life, simple life 0

The Chicken That Took Me Home: A Journey into Memory […]

A young child's hands are a bit dirty with paint, holding a real hammer and nails on a piece of wood, looking focused and determined.

2025-06-03

Let Them Fall. Spill. Lose Track. That’s the Curriculum.

@chireveti Early Years Education & Parenting child development, early childhood education, emotional resilience, fine motor skills, hands-on learning, parenting philosophy, play-based learning, risky play 0

The perfect preschool classroom doesn’t exist, and it shouldn’t. This article challenges the myth of perfect children and argues that scraped knees, spilled milk, and muddy clothes are the real curriculum of life.

2025-05-25

The Fear of Saying Sorry

@chireveti Early Years Education & Parenting, Everyday Life & Humor communication, emotional health, emotional intelligence, leadership skills, parenting mistakes, power of apology, sorry, teacher's reflection, workplace culture 0

The Power of an Apology: A Teacher’s Reflection As a […]

A whimsical banner image of a female teacher in a dress with colorful hairpins, juggling a chess piece, a sloth, a banana, and a dictionary in a chaotic but humorous classroom. Hidden details include a friendly-looking monster and a tiny alien.

2025-05-25

The Funny Side of Teaching: 7 Unforgettable Stories from a Teacher’s Desk

@chireveti Early Years Education & Parenting classroom chaos, classroom funny moments, early childhood education, educator life, funny classroom stories, funny teacher stories, parent misunderstandings, parent-teacher communication, preschool classroom humor, school humor, teacher burnout, teacher humor, teacher life, teacher reflections, teaching laughs, teaching stories, teaching toddlers 0

From mysterious “slats” to the child who only ate yellow food, a teacher shares the humorous, frustrating, and chaotic reality of working with young children and their parents.

Conceptual illustration of a balance scale. One side holds a heavy, dark textbook labeled 'ACADEMIC FACTS.' The other side holds a light, glowing brain with floating heart and cloud icons labeled 'EMOTIONAL TOOLS,' which outweighs the book.

2025-05-25

The Emotional Syllabus: Lessons We Forget as Adults

@chireveti Early Years Education & Parenting, Wisdom & Reflections burnout, EducationalPsychology, EducationReform, EmotionalIntelligence, empathy, HumanSkills, leadership, LifeLessons, MentalHealthInSchools, mindfulness, PassiveAggression, PersonalReflection, ProductivityGuilt, professional development, SelfCareInEducation, soft skills, StudentWellbeing, SyllabusRedesign, TeacherBurnout, workplace communication 0

I know the water cycle. I’ve memorized my times tables. But no one taught me how to say, “I need a break” without guilt. We teach empathy to children, then model passive aggression in meetings. We teach facts they can Google, but skip the human tools they’ll actually need. It’s time to redesign the syllabus

A busy, chaotic urban street scene in Gurgaon, with cars, people, and buildings, representing the city's complex and often challenging environment.

2025-05-18

Gurgaon Civic Issues

@chireveti Everyday Life & Humor civic issues, civic sense, Gurgaon, India, infrastructure, public behavior, social commentary, urban life, urban planning 0

This isn’t negativity—it’s a love letter with bold highlights. An honest look at the lack of civic sense, broken roads, and unspoken chaos in a “millennium city,” with a firm belief that we can do better.