The Season of Sugar

Well, the season of sugar is upon us. It begins with Halloween (peanut butter cups, candy corn), continues through Thanksgiving Day (pumpkin pie), and powers full steam ahead through Christmas (cookies…so many cookies). A friend and I recently went on a low-sugar diet. I personally was addicted to Coke and a daily dose of Hershey’s…

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Sleep Patterns Revisited

Several weeks ago, I first reached out to the Upper Grades Exchange readership with a question about your students’ sleep patterns. Specifically, do you think your students are getting enough sleep? Do you have students who arrive at your classroom door in the morning consistently looking like they are sleep deprived? Let’s face it: many…

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