students | Peers not Fears

Oct 24 min read

Facing My Fear as a Teacher: The Power of Letting Go of Control

Facing fear as a teacher, I learned that giving students autonomy leads to greater leadership, growth, and success in the classroom.

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,...

Apr 28, 20214 min read

The Power of an Educator's Connection

We remember teachers for two reasons for years after we leave their classroom.

Apr 9, 20213 min read

What's best for kids...not a question

This is simplistic, we can't directly compare schools to a business, but signs exist schools are businesses & serving the wrong customers.

Mar 16, 20213 min read

Substitutes, bathrooms, and responsibilities

Students have to ask permission before leaving the classroom to doing these things, is it because we don't trust them?

Mar 1, 20213 min read

This is NOT Normal!

I wonder if we stop thinking that this is normal, or should be normal, would we stop trying to fix it, and instead make it a new normal?

Jan 28, 20213 min read

My Biggest Fan (Barrier Three-Peer Influence)

Why was I surprised that what started out as a funny ribbing here and there became emotional bullying, and broke his confidence, little by l

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