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Rapid change takes its toll on teachers and school leaders. All the more reason, says Robyn Collins, to address your own wellbeing, not least to ensure your longevity and sustainability in your challenging role.

It’s worth asking,

when was the last time you did something purely for yourself? When did you last ‘stop and smell the roses’?*

Studies I have done with university students in several countries confirm what I bet you'll find yourself observing: When reading either for (school) work or pleasure, the preponderance of students found it easiest to concentrate when reading in print.

Sure, those with ironclad discipline can read, think, and analyze regardless of the reading medium. For the rest of us mortals - like over 90% of the college students I surveyed -- concentration and digital screens don't generally mix. If as parents and teachers we are serious about developing critical thinking in our progeny and students, we need to ask ourselves whether those handy digital devices are helps or hindrances.