Unpopular Education Opinion? Kids Listen to Teachers They Like…
How do you personally feel about the following statement: Students have a hard time listening to and learning from teachers they don’t like. Let’s take a real world look …
Speaker. Author. Teacher. Motivator.
How do you personally feel about the following statement: Students have a hard time listening to and learning from teachers they don’t like. Let’s take a real world look …
We need to surround ourselves with people who are making us better educators because they inspire, enlighten, and bring joy to our teacher lives. But if the people you ADMIRE …
We tell kids… You can be anything you want to be! But the reality is, that just isn’t true! Instead we should say… You can be who you truly …
Why has SEL become so controversial? I think there is a fear about SEL because there is a massive misunderstanding of what it is SEL is equipping kids with …
Are you feeling so teacher tired right now? If you said, “NO” then good for you! If you said, “YES” then no judgement at all. We are almost there and …
Did you know… That teachers are one of the top shoppers during November? Teachers just hit “black friday” hard! I personally spent over $100 on … you guessed it… school …
We tell kids…. You can be anything you want to be! But the reality is, that just isn’t true! Instead we should say… You can be who you truly need …
These past few years have been really difficult in education. We have started to (and continued to) question so much about our passion and profession. But here is a seriously …
My students got really stuck on the age of teachers this year. One day during class they found out I was 35 and they lost their minds. They then proceeded …
Parents & Principals don’t always know kids like we do. Our relationship with students is different. So we have to be confident when they criticize our choices. It doesn’t mean …
Just in case your principal hasn’t told you this in a minute… You have done AMAZING things this year. You have made a HUGE impact on kids. You are an …
I overheard an interesting conversation today… Student 1: Teachers seem so stressed out right now, what’s going on? Student 2: Listen, if I was a teacher I would just be …
Something really cool happens when kids step outside their comfort zones. In fact, they often surprise themselves in these moments. Here is an example of a conversation that happened in …
If you are a teacher and Sunday creates: Stress Anxiety Fear Frustration There is nothing wrong with you. There is something wrong with the current policies and procedures happening within …
It’s always good to gather feedback from kids… That feedback can be in the form of thoughts on lessons, opinions on activities, and other “stuff” too. Here is a real …
You can LOVE teaching and HATE that summer is ending. You can LOVE teaching and HATE all the stress we are feeling for a new school year. You can LOVE …
Let me get straight to the point… Our classrooms should have far more clapping than critiquing. How motivated are you when somebody tells you that you are doing something wrong? …
Here is a big, bold, beautiful reality about why kids come to school: Kids don’t enjoy going to school because they love information. Kids enjoy going to school because they …