The Challenges of Teaching: Why Teachers Are Especially Vulnerable to Burnout
“Her good nature wore out / like a fan belt.” Marge Piercy’s 1971 poem “Barbie Doll” isn’t about the challenges…
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Student Appreciation: Say Thank You for Hanging In There
Sometimes it’s helpful to stop and think about another group who often doesn’t get the thanks they deserve: the students who quietly hang in there, day after day, not giving up despite the constant pull telling them they can and should, and that there are minimal consequences for doing so.
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The Power of Mistakes
If we can learn to be reflective we take back our power and become better.
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You Will Make Big Mistakes. Apologize and Learn From Them.
If you’re like us, you’re mistake-averse. Our desire to be “mistake free” only increased in our time in the classroom.
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13 Best YA Books 2023 List
Steph LOVES a “Best of the Year” list, especially when it comes to books. You can bet she’ll be checking…
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Your Role in a Student’s IEP: Making Meaningful Remarks for Student Performance
We’re sharing the guidelines we’ve developed for our remarks for student performance, both as a result of completing many forms ourselves and from seeing the feedback, useful and not so useful, provided at years of meetings.
