students | Peers not Fears

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,...

The Power of an Educator's Connection

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

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.

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?

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?

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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