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Over the past year or so I've really been thinking about the messages we send. Those things we do that speak louder than the words that are coming out of our mouths. Back in January of 2016, I wrote a post called "My Journey: Race, Economics,...
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"When we spill our emotions onto blank pages, we can see, through words, the problems that plague us. It is a unique way of healing" Travis Crowder Writing, and blogging specifically, have been such a great release for me. I still remember when I started my...
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The closer we get to Spring it seems like the shorter our fuses get and the more rambunctious and misbehaving our kids become. As a classroom teacher I loved having "those kids". The ones that the teacher from the year before would warn you about. The...
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This post was co-written with Travis Crowder. You can follow him on Twitter HERE or his own blog HERE.We’ve all been there at one point or another….that moment where a child needs a consequence and as educators we jump straight to “write this sentence 100...
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Every so often I love to write a post sharing with you some people on social media who have been inspiring me. I am connected with, and inspired by, so many! So this is in NO WAY the complete list! But these are a few...
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This week has been a week of deep reflection for me. Every one of us goes through periods where we doubt our gifts, where we wonder if the place we find ourselves in is the place we're best suited. And for whatever reason I've always...
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If you take just a minute to turn on the television or pull up a news article, you are bombarded with news and information. Much of which has become a stream of gasp-inducing executive orders, mean-spirited Tweets/Facebook posts, or worse.One of my favorite things about...
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Something we talk about quite often is growing. Growing as professionals and personally as well. Not one of us has reached that pinnacle of knowing everything. Though sometimes we all like to act (yes, even me) like we do!As campus leaders part of our job...
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I know that each of us has worked on a team or campus where people complain. Where people are negative. They don't like a certain person and talk about it all the time. They don't like a decision that was made and complain to you...
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On Friday, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) released information on a new Texas Rating system. It's a very simplified rating system that gives every school and district in Texas ratings on a A-F scale. Even though this system will not officially go into effect until...
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