“If you want to experience significant progress toward your goal, you need to be intentional about the work you’re doing every day.” Anonymous I keep a daily 5-year spiral journal, where each day I am able to see my entries on that same day for the past few years. After a frustrating afternoon a few weeksContinue reading “What a Difference a Year Can Make”
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What NOT to Say to a Teacher Leaving the Profession (and What to Say Instead)
The influence of a good teacher can never be erased. I know they mean well, but when you’re in that fragile stage of your transition out of teaching where your self-preservation is trying to stifle your guilt and your courage is frequently submitting to your doubts, the words you hear matter. If you’re wanting toContinue reading “What NOT to Say to a Teacher Leaving the Profession (and What to Say Instead)”
Leap of Faith
Letting go is scary. We grasp onto what we know. Some of the best places can only be reached by taking a leap of faith. It’s actually happening. After 20 years in the classroom and just over one year since I coded my first, “Hello World,” I’ve taken the first concrete steps towards a newContinue reading “Leap of Faith”
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