Stop and Feel
We all carry stress and anxiety differently. But instead of jumping right into solutions, what if we took just a minute to stop, breathe, and feel?
You Don’t Make Me Cry
The only people that affect your emotions are the ones you allow to.
Ain’t About You
Some days are just rough. It takes everything in you not to just throw in the towel. You feel like you aren’t doing enough. You’re not as good as someone else. What you do doesn’t measure up. That you’re always chasing your tail and it doesn’t feel like you’re moving forward. Season 20 of American…
Guided in Mentorship #KidsDeserveIt
This post is co-written with the incredible Joshua Stamper. You can follow him on Twitter HERE or check out his blog HERE. “A mentor empowers a person to see a possible future, and believe it can be obtained.” – Shawn Hitchcock Throughout our lives, we have been guided, counseled, and advised through hardships,…
10 Educators Worth Following This Summer #KidsDeserveIt
Summer is always a time for learning, connecting, and growing! Below are 10 people I’ve connected with recently who I feel like are GREAT educators to learn from, and might just be a few you haven’t connected with yet! We’re all better when we’re connecting and growing together! Show them some love! Mitchel Meighen Pennsylvania…
Scars #KidsDeserveIt
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” I have never understood the value in that simple statement. I have heard it my entire life though, as I’m sure many of you have. But if there’s one thing I’m sure of, it’s that words do hurt. Writing has always…
Counting Down #KidsDeserveIt
This post was co-written with Roman Nowak. On social media, so often we see posts of countdowns to the weekend, Christmas, Spring Break, summer; it is usually accompanied by elation and celebration. As students and educators, we often can’t wait until there is a break from school. Why is that? We know it’s because we work…
Speaking Louder Than Words #KidsDeserveIt
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, and White-Privilege“. That post was my first time to…
Blank Pages #KidsDeserveIt
“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 blog a few years ago. I was…
Ask Me #KidsDeserveIt
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 ones who pushed every single button you have, and…
Destructive Reading & Writing #KidsDeserveIt
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 times” or “sit there and read your book in…
8 Educators Worth Following on Twitter #KidsDeserveIt
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 that I’ve come to find in the last month or…
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