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October 2018 | Volume 60 | Number 10
Chase Mielke
Positive traditions bind us together as communities and give us something good to anticipate. Learn how teachers can use the psychology of traditions to give students a sense of joy and belonging.
I am addicted to bread.
Before the Wheat Belly fanatics cry carb addiction, let me explain. I love baking bread—all types: baguettes, Hawaiian rolls, pizza dough, pain au lait. For most, bread baking is boring. You mix stuff, wait, shape the dough, and wait. Then you bake, wait, check it, and wait some more. Then it comes out of the oven! And you wait some more. For me, all that waiting isn't lost time; it is the anticipation of a positive experience in which my effort will be rewarded (usually).
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