A Magical Transformation
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A Magical Transformation

  Kindergarten at the beginning of the year can be sort of chaotic. There are tears, both on the student side and the parent side. There are students who’ve never…
The Code
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The Code

“The code is more what you call guidelines than actual rules.” -Barbossa (Pirates of the Caribbean)   Guidelines are great. Sometimes, you have to operate at someone else’s pace or…
Introducing a Classroom Economy
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Introducing a Classroom Economy

  I was recently talking to a third grade teacher who introduced a classroom economy to start the new year. She talked about the excitement of students as they invested…
Kids Make Mistakes
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Kids Make Mistakes

  Kids make mistakes. And oftentimes it’s because they can’t regulate their emotions. An angry outburst or a moment of weakness should not be met with it’s equal. I’ve often…
Better
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Better

  I typically don’t look forward to the fanfare of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. For me, it is usually just another day. But this year, I’m feeling…
The Teacher Tired Scale
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The Teacher Tired Scale

Teaching can be exhausting. We all know it. But there are different levels of teacher exhaustion. It can range from excited tiredness to can't lift my head off of the…