Whether you're a well-seasoned teacher or fresh in the field, it's always great to gain insight into tried, tested, and true tips for success in the classroom. In this episode, you'll come away with some great ways to prepare yourself and your classroom environment for a successful year, before the kids even set foot in … Continue reading Back to School~Tips for Success
Paintbrushes, Lizard-Brain and My First Faux Pas
With a paintbrush gripped by my little inexperienced fingers, I’ll never forget the way his voice drove the chills over my skin in unrelenting waves. I froze like prey before a victorious predator, time stood still, my heart exploded out of my chest. I was barely breathing. Pointing an accusatory finger at me with furious … Continue reading Paintbrushes, Lizard-Brain and My First Faux Pas
The Letter Every Teacher Should Write in June
The Letter Every Teacher Should Write in June Five years ago at the end of each school-year in the busy month of June, I started the practice of writing a letter to myself. Like a ritual, I would seal the letter and place it in the left-hand drawer of my desk on the last day … Continue reading The Letter Every Teacher Should Write in June
How These Well-Intentioned Compliments can Contribute to Devastating Inner Struggle
“You’re so strong!” “You’re so smart!” “You’re so nice!” How many times have we uttered these phrases, with the intention of bestowing our greatest admiration upon the receiver in front of us, whether a child, a colleague, a family member or a friend? The truth is, when you’re told that you’re a certain way over … Continue reading How These Well-Intentioned Compliments can Contribute to Devastating Inner Struggle
Making Change, Drip-by-Drip: Child Soldiers, a Brave Citizen, and Goats
Sometimes, we have it in our heads that in order to make impactful, positive change, we need to have some tangible finished product with a huge grand opening. This is mostly a fallacy. It rarely exists. Big changes take time. It’s messy. This concept of go big or go home, all or nothing makes it … Continue reading Making Change, Drip-by-Drip: Child Soldiers, a Brave Citizen, and Goats
Frazzled Much? 5 Mindfulness Strategies you can use Starting Today!
Frazzled much? I don’t know about you, but this merry-go ‘round we’re all riding seems to have gone into overdrive and my fingers are desperately grasping to keep my hat firmly planted upon my head. We all have a plethora of things to do. Lunches to pack. End-of-the-school-year presentations to watch. Deadlines to meet. Gardens … Continue reading Frazzled Much? 5 Mindfulness Strategies you can use Starting Today!
The 25 Beliefs I Once Held to be True…but Don’t Anymore
Like everyone else I know, I have a million-and-one things I should be doing instead of writing this post right now, but that tiny fleeting voice of inspiration came knocking and tugged on my shirtsleeve. So, while the kids were napping, I did what any self-respecting mom on a ‘nap-break’ with mountains of laundry, tons … Continue reading The 25 Beliefs I Once Held to be True…but Don’t Anymore
Asking For Help: 7 Actionable Ways to Encourage Help-Seeking at Your Work and School
Asking for Help: 7 Actionable Ways to Encourage Help-Seeking at Your Work and School “Help is one of those four-letter-words that is curiously difficult to say when it’s in the form of a request. Most people tell me that it’s not easy for them to ask for help. Offering to be of help, on the … Continue reading Asking For Help: 7 Actionable Ways to Encourage Help-Seeking at Your Work and School
What is School For?
What is school for? In our current world filled with uncertainty, ubiquitous inundation of technology, and perceived political turmoil, many of us are feeling more and more disconnected from the very thing that has been scientifically proven to determine our overall sense of happiness: our connection to one another. Anxiety, loneliness, depression, and suicide rates … Continue reading What is School For?
The 80/20 Principle As it Relates to Your Happiness
The 80/20 Principle as it Relates to Your Happiness Ok, so I just recently came across something that has useful and transformative applications to just about every single facet of anybody’s life. In fact, it’s such a simple, effective concept that it blows my mind that I hadn’t encountered it until this year, so I … Continue reading The 80/20 Principle As it Relates to Your Happiness
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