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Principal School
They never taught me this in Principal School. It's a statement that I jokingly add any time I'm dealing with something unexpected. A child's glasses flushed down the toilet.…
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Off Script
Teaching can be a funny thing. You’ll prepare and over prepare. You’ll spend hours on the lesson plan, the activities, and the assessments. You’ll sit with the student with…
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The Museum of Me
A few years ago, our school district went completely digital with report cards. The idea was that we would no longer send home hard copies of student report cards,…
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How to Avoid Burnout This School Year
As the school year approaches (or has already started for some), educators pour their heart and soul into their students. Those who complain that we get summers off don’t…
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Are Kids Ready for School?
I’ve been having a lot of conversations recently about how education is shifting. Much of the discussion has centered around how prepared kids are for school. For context, I…
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The Secret Menu
My children and I visited a Dairy Queen the other day. It was not the usual DQ that we frequent but popped up on a trip that we were…
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Murder Your Darlings?
We have all heard the advice murder your darlings. It’s the idea of editing out the clever sentences you are in love with even when they do nothing for…
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The Silent Meeting
It’s time for another staff meeting. Some teachers are grading papers in the back. Some seem to be checked out, and the same small group of teachers are dominating…
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Click Happens
In movies, we see the teacher as savior, who pours her heart and soul into her students until that single moment when it just clicks for the kids. While…
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I Heard That You’re a Writer
I approached a student at Field Day as she was in the middle of a game. She was waiting for her turn in a relay where you have to…