Teachers, You Shouldn’t Have Had to Choose: But now that you have …

I am sorry. It never should have come to this. But here we are in the first week of August. Some of you have already begun teaching and some of you will be going back in the next few weeks. Most of you by now have one made one of four decisions. 1. You chose …

3 Ways Educators Can Prepare For the Unknown

Imagine heading down the road above. You can see a short distance, but that's it. You have no idea what lies ahead. More of the same or something different? Most educators are going to begin this school year like they ended last year—remotely. Will we ever get back to the way things were or will …

How to Get Better at Anything

I can't seem to read enough these days. I wake up early. Go on Amazon's website and click on over to the book section. And then ... I get excited just thinking about it ... I click once more and I am on the Kindle Deals webpage. Oh my gosh! I freakin' love this page. …

Why We All Need Mentors

Throughout time mentors have played critical roles in shaping some of the world's most influential figures. As much as we'd like to think that we can go it alone, we can't. Oprah had Maya. Luke had Yoda. And Plato had Socrates. During his commencement speech to the University of Houston graduates, Arnold Schwarzenegger emphasized how …

How to Help Teachers With Secondary Stress

We never knew how he would enter the building each morning. This uncertainty didn’t just affect him, it affected anyone he came into contact with. He was a student who had experienced much trauma in his life. It was depressing.  It was exhausting. It took a toll. And while it was tiring and stressful for …