How do we advise Students about the uncertainty of their future After High School?
There are many different paths young people can take after high school.
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Lorraine Connell
Dec 21, 20222 min read
How Vulnerability and Authenticity Can Help Build Trust in the Classroom
In order to build relationships with our students, we must be vulnerable.
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Lorraine Connell
Oct 31, 20222 min read
Leaders are born...
Many people believe that leaders are born - I do not agree.
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Lorraine Connell
Sep 21, 20222 min read
Transistioning Teachers
Education is not “one size fits all.”
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Lorraine Connell
Aug 3, 20223 min read
Consent
It is really a misnomer that consent resides only in the bedroom. It actually happens very early in our lives.
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Lorraine Connell
Aug 3, 20223 min read
Being Present
I traded a job that I didn’t take home with me, for a job that went everywhere with me.
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Lorraine Connell
Aug 3, 20222 min read
Guilty, too
As parents, we post things on social media about our kids at such a young age that they are not able to give consent...
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Lorraine Connell
Jul 18, 20223 min read
History Lessons
Power, like most everything, is believed to be finite. There are so many limitations when we operate from a scarcity mindset.
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Lorraine Connell
Jul 7, 20223 min read
The truth will always set you free!
Teaching meant an opportunity to share and discover who I am.
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Lorraine Connell
Apr 18, 20223 min read
Why Self-care is Important for Leaders
Where should we draw the line with work at home? If we bring work home, it then becomes normal. Let’s just look at the numbers:
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Lorraine Connell
Apr 3, 20222 min read
What it means to be an ally
It wasn’t until I asked someone that I found out that this choice of mine (the privilege) could potentially cause confusion.
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Lorraine Connell
Feb 13, 20223 min read
Cell Phone Policy
We should be working to help students, and ourselves honestly, know how and when to effectively use cell phones.
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Lorraine Connell
Jan 9, 20222 min read
Carrying our baggage
We all carry baggage, and some days the bags we carry are too much and get in the way of what we are trying to achieve.
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Lorraine Connell
Dec 22, 20212 min read
Sense of Belonging
I recently had the opportunity to listen to Soledad O'Brien speak at a conference. In her keynote, she talked about a sense of belonging,...
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Lorraine Connell
Dec 11, 20212 min read
'I didn't know...'
“I didn’t know.” While true, this doesn’t excuse me from knowing the truth about the past.
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Lorraine Connell
Aug 9, 20212 min read
Why we engage in sports
There is a lot of value in trying different sports, skills and trying new things is a way to push yourself out of your comfort zone.
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Lorraine Connell
Jul 31, 20212 min read
Failing Bravely - something to be Celebrated!
Think of the successful students - they are the top of the class, right? Wrong. The most successful students are the ones who struggle.
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Lorraine Connell
Jul 15, 20213 min read
Wearing Masks
If we are wearing a mask as a teacher, we don’t give our students permission to take off their own masks.
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Lorraine Connell
Jun 28, 20213 min read
Being Joyful...is hard
Was your 20-21 school year really negative? Do you want to try and change it for yourself? Try practicing gratitude.
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Lorraine Connell
Jun 17, 20214 min read
Leaving a Legacy
At first, when none of them returned my gesture, I remember feeling really vulnerable - wondering if I should continue.
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