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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
'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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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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Lorraine Connell
- May 25, 2021
- 4 min
The Destination
In my perfect world, each student gets to choose their destination, my class is support put in place to get them to their destination.
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Lorraine Connell
- May 5, 2021
- 3 min
Scarcity
We as a society operate from a feeling of scarcity, when in reality there is nothing but abundance. We just have to recognize that abundance
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Lorraine Connell
- Apr 28, 2021
- 4 min
The Power of an Educator's Connection
We remember teachers for two reasons for years after we leave their classroom.
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Lorraine Connell
- Apr 9, 2021
- 3 min
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.
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Lorraine Connell
- Mar 16, 2021
- 3 min
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?
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Lorraine Connell
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
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?
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Lorraine Connell
- Jan 28, 2021
- 3 min
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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Lorraine Connell
- Jan 26, 2021
- 4 min
Being Cared for vs. Getting Help
To this day many of us, myself included, wonder if those receiving certain benefits truly deserve them.
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Lorraine Connell
- Jan 18, 2021
- 4 min
The ones who Love us
Our children often feel that they must remain in hiding or be someone they are not.
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Lorraine Connell
- Jan 7, 2021
- 7 min
'The System' - Barrier 1
If we limit our view of who can be a student leader, then we put up those barriers for students as their teachers.
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Lorraine Connell
- Jan 3, 2021
- 3 min
Clearing the Path
Can I fix them all? Certainly not alone.
Can my blog offer ways we can fix the barriers? I hope - at least a little.
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