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Who Cares?!
There’s been a lot of vitriol toward teachers recently. Some people believe that teachers are selfish in wanting schools to go remote right now. The allegation most associated says…
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Embrace the Criticism
The reason that our teacher evaluation system doesn’t move teachers forward is that it usually borders on the generic. The give and take that should be happening between teacher…
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Inner Critic
It will never work. Don’t even think about it. You’ll never be able to climb that mountain. Anybody other than you. The naysayers will constantly try to discourage you…
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Being Defensive
It seems like we spend a lot of our time being defensive. It might be when presented with something new. "That won't work." Or when something we've been…
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The Peanut Gallery
We often admonish the peanut gallery for criticism and heckling. However, we can learn from those who hate the idea of what we are doing. They may point out…
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Compliments & Complaints
We should always be prepared to receive compliments AND complaints. When we receive either, we should be prepared to move forward with the critical feedback. If it's a compliment,…
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Becoming Unaware
Criticism can sometimes stop us from taking a step forward. On occasion it's not even criticism. It's simply noise surrounding the step forward. Whispers from the crowd asking…