Opening Week Exhaustion
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Opening Week Exhaustion

  It’s Friday afternoon as I write this and I’m physically and emotionally drained. Opening week exhaustion. A school holiday, followed by staff returning, an opening half day for students,…
Bad Days
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Bad Days

  I know that each day won’t go perfectly. I know that there will be days this coming school year that will be hard, challenging and even bad. Students will…
Authenticity
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Authenticity

  It’s the first day of school, and everyone is at their shiny, happy best.  Everyone is trying to impress. Students, teachers, parents, administrators.  More important than the team building…
Rules
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Rules

  I knew all the rules but the rules did not know me.-Eddie Vedder   Chances are that if your classroom is focused on compliance through a list of rules,…
Contagious
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Contagious

  As a new teacher, you should do everything you can to avoid it. It can be contagious.Try not to catch it.It can linger. You will feel more awful each…
Again
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Again

  For a friend.   You have the chance to do it again. What you loved. What you were meant to do. What you will love again.   You will…
Late Bloomers
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Late Bloomers

  #4OCF is taking a Summer Vacation for two weeks! But don’t worry, we’ll be sharing some of our favorite posts during this time. Trevor is up  this week with…
What He Said
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What He Said

  #4OCF is taking a Summer Vacation for two weeks! But don’t worry, we’ll be sharing some of our favorite posts during this time. Rich is up  this week with…