Reflecting on Growth: Teacher New Year’s Resolutions

Reflecting on Growth: Teacher New Year’s Resolutions

The talks of Santa Claus and other holiday fun have come to an end and the narrative has shifted to plans for the upcoming year.  Conversations are now filled with personal resolutions for the 2024 such as: go to the gym, read more books, spend more time with family,...
Surviving the Holiday Hustle: TLC for Teachers

Surviving the Holiday Hustle: TLC for Teachers

December has arrived. The holiday season is here, and the students are getting squirrelly. Educators are, no doubt, pulling out all the tricks from their toolbox to prevent students from climbing the walls. It is the season for tired teachers to crawl toward the...
Prioritizing Relationships and Community Building

Prioritizing Relationships and Community Building

I noticed an episode of the Andy Griffith Show on my television this morning. Seeing that classic show got me to wondering why it’s still so popular—despite the fact that the kind of community and the simplistic life it represents doesn’t exist now and didn’t really...