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Dear Mrs. Izzy, I was a teacher, and I know how challenging busy little boys can be. The energy, the…
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Dear Mrs. Izzy, I was a teacher, and I know how challenging busy little boys can be. The energy, the…
Continue Reading"Do you ever regret leaving education?" I send this text to multiple former colleagues. I feel a pain in my…
Continue ReadingI absolutely love Christmas. In fact, I start listening to Christmas music right after Halloween. I’m always itching to put…
Continue ReadingDear teachers, I know this time of year is especially crazy for you. The weeks leading up to winter break…
Continue ReadingBefore I was a mom and before I was a graduate student in developmental psychology, I was a daycare teacher.…
Continue ReadingOur district had a back-to-school open house, or "meet the teacher night" a few days ago. Between appointments to meet…
Continue ReadingAs I sit looking at my last days of summer vacation, I've been thinking about the school administrators and leaders…
Continue ReadingIt’s hard to put into words what happens in a classroom in the course of a year. Especially a kindergarten…
Continue ReadingI walked down the hall, past the rows of bright orange lockers. Past the U.S. history classroom and the eighth-grade…
Continue ReadingI looked at the number at the bottom of the page, and I felt despair run through my body. The…
Continue ReadingThis week I have been lucky enough to have the chance (which is rare these days) to chat with two…
Continue ReadingDear teachers, I hear you. I offer you empathy. I validate you. You didn’t sign up for this. RELATED: Please…
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