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Glimpses
Our youngest learners had the start of their educational career interrupted by the events of the past twenty months. For students who were getting accustomed to kindergarten in March…
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Mental Health
Inspired by a conversation with Trevor. As we begin to welcome more students back to school for more days, I think it’s important to talk about mental health.…
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What Some Hold Important
We will soon see the majority of our students back in our schools for the first time in over a year. Many of these students have not seen a…
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Stop Squeezing
Even our best educators feel like they’re failing. They’re stretched too thin. They are depleted, exhausted, and spent. I don’t know that anyone truly understands the extent to…
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Amidst Chaos
As educators, we are normally creatures of habit. We normally look for consistency, order, organization, and structure. However, it’s not at all what we been faced with for the…
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Conversation Menus
Conversation is key. Students are lacking the connections that they used to be able to build in school. Conversations in the lunch room. Conversations at lockers. Conversations on the…
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The First Day of School*
Today is the first day of school*. *Version 3.0 It’s not actually the first day of school. We had that back in September when everyone met through a screen.…
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After 10 Months
It doesn’t seem like we are any closer, but we are. There are some students who have thrived throughout all of this, and some who haven’t. But kids are…