My Thoughts on Education

Please check out this post written for and published on #Empathetic Educators and published in the first Magazine of the Series.   I have to begin by just saying it, this year has been hard. In my 18 years as an educator, I have never had as many relentless challenges. I pride myself in being a person who really sees challenges as opportunities for growth, but this year, I have had many moments of meh. According to @AdamMGrant ’s recent New York Time article , this feeling is called Languishing. So here I am languishing, and thinking about how to support others in growth and empathy. One of Grant’s recommended antidotes for this feeling is finding your flow using a meaningful challenge. But in order to do this he recommends finding uninterrupted time and focusing on something small. So here we go. I have woken up early on a Saturday morning. It is that time where it is quiet, before my three kids fully wake up and my husband leaves for work. I have my giant list of tasks but ...

 Please check out this article written for and published on Edutopia. Students still have time to make connections with their classmates, and projects that require teamwork are a great place to start. By  Stephanie Rothstein March 25, 2021 ArtistGNDphotography / iStock A sense of community is the foundation of everything in education. Without it, we’re never able to really connect and engage in deep learning. Fostering community while virtual during a pandemic is not easy, but I was blown away by my high school students’ creativity and by how deep the connections between us have become. As we approach the end of the school year, I want to harness the community-building lessons to end strong.   4 STRATEGIES TO MAINTAIN STRONG RELATIONSHIPS DOWN THE STRETCH 1. Get out of their way.   If the pandemic has taught me anything, it’s that students continue to be resilient. My first lesson in building community was to support students in doing the work. My students have a pr...