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  If you know me at all you know I'm an avid reader. I love finding new books, falling in love with their stories, and then share them out with the world. One of my favorite authors ever is Jeff Zentner.  His book The Serpent King is...

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It was time for me to take back control of my life. There are things you can control.  That's what I had to learn. Even if I had to learn them the hard way....

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When I wrote Kids Deserve It, I didn't expect the chapter "I Wish You Knew" to resonate as deeply as it did with so many people. Since publishing that book over 3 years ago I've begun to reflect more and more on other things I wish...

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The previous post I shared about how teachers deserve to have administrators who fight for them. But you know what? Administrators deserve the same thing....

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I (Joshua) am in my seventh year in educational administration, one of the many responsibilities I have is to work with student discipline. When I began my journey as an administrator, I used very traditional techniques and punishments with my students. I quickly realized that...

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In every presentation I do I always tell other educators, "how dare we walk into our schools every day and tell our students to learn, if we aren't continuing our own learning daily". It's so important to me that I am learning and growing...

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