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Max Melby
Sep 12, 20233 min read
Goal-Directed Behavior and Building Community
There are a few ways to define “goal-directed behavior” and I think of it as person’s ability to organize their thoughts and actions...
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Max Melby
Jul 10, 20232 min read
"10 Things That Require Zero Talent"
I was scrolling through LinkedIn earlier today and I saw a post that severely bummed me out. I included a screenshot below, but without...
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Max Melby
Jul 2, 20233 min read
Harold: Finding 2e Students in Media
#2e #gifted #neurodiverse I recently got started listening to an audiobook that absolutely screamed 2e students to me and I feel like I...
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Max Melby
Mar 21, 20233 min read
Semantics, Dark Chocolate, and Friendship
Sometimes these blog posts have meaningful takeaways. This is not one of those posts... this one is more about sharing something...
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Max Melby
Mar 15, 20233 min read
Enrichment, Enrichment, Enrichment
It's worth the time, money, and resources... I promise. We reeaaallllly care about enrichment at Arete. We've implemented enrichment...
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Max Melby
Mar 9, 20231 min read
Parent Interview (video)
Throwback to the spring of 2020, when it was very clear that COVID would be keeping us home for more than a little while and we had to...
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Max Melby
Mar 7, 20233 min read
"WARNING: [Student] has beaucoup bags of sugar he is freely distributing."
Whether you work with 2e students or parent 2e children, you just need to laugh sometimes. It can be easier than crying. This incident...
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Max Melby
Mar 3, 20233 min read
Secret Agents, Iowa, and 2e Students
How do you get a group of anxious 2e students to share personal information with a group of strangers? Well, you obviously take the time...
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Max Melby
Mar 1, 20233 min read
An Arete Update
Allow us to reintroduce ourselves... and hopefully, kick off a habit of publishing regular blog posts! In an effort to publish content...
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Max Melby
Sep 20, 20215 min read
Quick Instructions and Outdoor Exploration: A Typical Middle School Class
In this blog post: Getting back to blogging at Arete A brief narrative of what a class period at Arete looks like Some examples of smart...
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Max Melby
Jul 27, 20214 min read
"Kids do well when they can."
This is the first blog post published in a series to share how Arete is gearing up for the 21/22 school year. There are practices,...
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Max Melby
Jul 25, 20212 min read
This is not a drill: we have a blog!
... and it's about time! It’s an exciting and nerve-wracking feeling for us to finally start a blog. In our first year of operation...
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