Mattering is the feeling that we are valued and have value to add to the world. When we build a mattering ecosystem that helps adults feel valued and significant, we’re creating the conditions for children to feel they matter. What are coaching actions that signal mattering to their coachees and help build an ecosystem of […]

While reading an interview in Kappan where Angela Maiers described schools having a “mattering” problem, (“Kids think they don’t matter”) I found myself thinking about educators thinking they (teachers or school leaders) don’t matter.  Maiers posits that when students understand that they matter to their educators and peers, it fosters a sense of belonging and […]