Alex Bergren
@DriveToEducate
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Dad to 3 amazing young women, husband to my best friend, die hard VT Hokie and Glasgow Ranger. Educational nomad. Craft beer connoisseur. Pickleball is life.
Virginia Beach
Joined August 2011
My brother Chris passed away peacefully at 8:10 PM on Saturday, December 4. We have been blessed by so much kindness and thoughts and prayers. He was an extraordinary talent and a wonderful person. My best friend throughout my life. He is deeply loved.
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This was another effort with a different class. Thinking of my future and remembering the Louisa earthquake.
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Dallas, here they come ๐ค No. 1-seeded @HokiesWBB defeats No. 3-seeded Ohio State 84-74 to advance to the ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ for the first time in program history!
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Never assume you know what burdens others are carrying. Instead, ask. You will be surprised how powerful it is to give someone permission to share. Good night moon.
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I consider December 14th, 2012 the single darkest day of my presidency. The news from Sandy Hook Elementary was devastating, a visceral blow, and like so many others, I felt not just sorrow but anger at a world that could allow such things to happen.
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Accommodating depression: A student struggling with major depression fell off the face of the earth for a few weeks. They resurfaced and asked if they could make up the work they missed. I said of course. They were confused. "Will I get points marked off?" 1/5
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๐จ The best way to see Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is to stare at the center of the spiral for 20 seconds and then look at the painting. RT when it works for you. https://t.co/SsEN8K0nSf
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Iโm 5 weeks in as a new Admin Asst. in high school. Iโve learned many, many things, but THIS has become crystal clear: the work of School Counselors is both staggering & stunning. I stand in awe of you all. I never knew, but I do now. Thank you, @vbschools Counselors.๐๐๐๐คโค๏ธ๐
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Tomorrow I start year 31 in the classroom, hereโs a list of the lessons Iโve learned over my 3 decades working with teensโฆ 1. Donโt fart in class 2. If you ever fall, they will act like you are old and broke a hip. 3. If you feed them then you have to always feed them.
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๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐งก RT for your chance to win this @HokiesFB T-shirt.
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Congrats to our School Board recognition recipients who were honored at last nightโs School Board meeting. #VBeenRecognized
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It takes a monster to kill children. But to watch monsters kill children again and again and do nothing isnโt just insanityโitโs inhumanity.
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florida high school class president zander moricz was told by his school that they would cut his microphone if he said โgayโ in his grad speech, so he replaced gay with โhaving curly hair.โ i am in awe
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