8 Things Kids Should Know About Anxiety, From a Teacher Who Has it
Sometimes admitting you have a weakness and accepting you are not always perfect feels like you have succumbed to failure, but verbalizing your…
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Get Ready to Go Back BIG at Walmart and the Women’s Choice Award
Are you in back-to-school mode yet? If you’re a mom, the answer is very likely yes—whether it’s locating school supply lists, replacing…
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Dear Parents, From a Teacher: Let Your Kids Fail
Dear parents, Please let your kids fail. Don’t get me wrong, I love my students. In fact, one of my cheesy hallmark phrases, when asked who my…
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Here’s to the Kids Who Rocked IEP Goals This Year
As the school year comes to an end, I’d like to give a big SHOUT OUT to all the kids who had an IEP and made it through the year! Here’s the…
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To the Average Kid: One Day You’ll Realize You’ve Always Been Exceptional
Hello average and below average kids and teenagers! Today you will not be on a stage receiving an honor, a pin, a certificate, a sash, a cord, or a…
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Calling All Exhausted Parents During the Month of May: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
OK friends, it’s May . . . the month where it traditionally all goes down the tubes. And I’m here to give you permission to tell all the c-r-a-p…
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Somewhere Along the Way, Your Child Became Mine Inside This Classroom
Thank you for sharing your child with me this school year. August is a natural high for teachers. We work all summer to renew ourselves and gear up…
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A Teacher’s Gratitude: Thank You For Sharing Your Children With Me
To my students’ parents: This time of year is incredibly exhausting. Between the stresses of testing, planning for the next school year (and in…
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This Third Grader Recycled 1,200 Pounds of Bottle Caps Into Buddy Benches
Samantha “Sammie” Vance is a nine-year-old from Fort Wayne, Indiana who just changed the world. You know, like those songs and speeches where…
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Thank You, Teachers, For Going Above and Beyond For Our Kids
Teachers are essential to this world and an absolute gift to this life. They are a glorious treasure we receive as each new school day dawns and…
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