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Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 23, 20243 min read
Blog #418: Why Alternative Placement Programs Are Damaging to Special Education Students?
…. Take a look at how the Tin Man first appears in “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), frozen and stiff from rust. Now, just imagine the Tin Man...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 22, 20243 min read
Blog #417: Why Its Important for Neurodivergent Families and Individuals to Have Practice Runs at th
Let’s be real here…in my line of work as an Autism/Neurodiversity Ambassador and Public Speaker, I do frequently travel whether it’s by...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 20, 20243 min read
Blog #416: Taking the Edge off of Doing an ALICE drill While Getting the Message Across
For those of you who read yesterday’s blog about how ALICE drills can impact the mind of neurodivergent and special education students,...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 19, 20243 min read
Blog #415: ALICE Drills and Their Impact on Neurodivergent/Special Education Students
As I get ready to head out to Irvine, California this week to train educators on School Safety Drills and School Assemblies and their...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 15, 20243 min read
Blog #414: How San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan Demonstrates to Neurodivergents the Impo
Continuing my post Super Bowl blogs, I want to shift gears from the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs to the Super Bowl runner up...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 13, 20243 min read
Blog #413: How Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce Demonstrates Why We Need to Control Our Anger in t
Before I begin this blog, I want to extend my congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs on not only winning a third Super Bowl in 4...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 12, 202411 min read
Madden NFL 24 (2023-2024 NFL Season)
Week 1 Thursday, Sep 07 Detroit (0-1) 17 at Kansas City (1-0) 37 Sunday, Sep 10 Carolina (0-1) 14 at Atlanta (1-0) 17 Houston (0-1) 24 at...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 8, 20242 min read
Blog #412: Why Working a Day Job Sometimes Imposes a “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” Personali
No, don’t let the split personalities fool you. This is Dr. Henry Jekyll and Mr. Edward Hyde as depicted in “The Pagemaster” (1994), two...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 6, 20243 min read
Blog #411: Why Super Bowl Sunday Demonstrates a Lesson to Why It’s Unhealthy to Be Hyped Up Al
As Super Bowl Sunday draws closer and closer, many people are spending most of their time getting hyped up for Super Bowl 58 between the...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Feb 1, 20243 min read
Blog #410: How the Baltimore Ravens and the Detroit Lions Demonstrate Why We Can’t Be Impatien
… Looking back at this past weekend’s conference championship games in the National Football League, I once again see what appears to be...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 30, 20243 min read
Blog #409: How Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Demonstrate the Importance of Separating Personal and P
Before I begin this blog, I want to make it very clear that I have absolutely NOTHING against Taylor Swift. Although I am not in ANY WAY...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 25, 20243 min read
Blog #408: Why the anime version of “Pokemon” was upsetting at times for me?
I was only 9 years old when “Pokemon” took the world by storm in 1998 and like a lot of kids at that time, I got into “Pokemon” and...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 23, 20243 min read
Blog #407: The Importance of Pilot Programs for Special Education Students
I get that the caterpillar is a pilot with a French accent, but that’s not the kind of pilot I am talking about here. Nor is this going...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 18, 20243 min read
Blog #406: Why “Legends of the Hidden Temple” is a Good Educational Tool for Special Edu
Growing up in the 1990s was a really good time when it came to shows that also taught important lessons of life and education. No more...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 16, 20243 min read
Blog #405: Why the quote “Let Him Grow Up Some More,” from “Glory” (1989) Ca
Now, you might be wondering something here…what does the 1989 civil war film, “Glory” (1989) starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 11, 20245 min read
Blog #404: Why “Wolf” (1994) is a Perfect Illustration of Both Professional and Personal
… When it comes to business and middle aged life, it can be a very ruthless way of life. Just the idea of being pushed out of our...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 9, 20242 min read
Blog #403: How the Miser Brothers Can Be Used to Teach Special Education Students About Weather?
Now, I get that this is a kind of post that is two weeks late to some people. For some people like myself, I keep playing holiday related...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 4, 20243 min read
Blog #402: How Carolina Panthers Owner David Tepper Demonstrates the Importance of Maintaining Self-
For the second time in as many weeks, I have to bring the NFL’s Carolina Panthers into another blog. If you recall, I talked about how...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Jan 2, 20242 min read
Blog #401: “He Who Lies Down with Dog, Gets Up With Fleas.”
… Now that we are in 2024, I’m pretty sure many of you are coming up with new year’s resolutions to follow up on for the next 12...
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Jeffrey Snyder
Dec 29, 20233 min read
Blog #400: Looking Ahead to 2024 for “Going the Distance”
… Well, we’ve made it to the end of another year and Going the Distance is looking ahead to what is going to be happening in 2024. For...
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