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I don’t know what will happen this fall when schools across the US should be opening, but I do know that worrying about it will not change anything. Try your best to enjoy your summer break when it comes and focus on your mental health.
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It is extremely important for educators to work on their mental & physical health right now. Whether school is in person or virtual, we are dealing with stress that we have never encountered. Take time for yourself daily/weekly - read, walk, rest, spend time with loved ones.
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State assessments should be cancelled for all schools immediately. We are now comparing apples to oranges when students are missing 3,4,5 weeks of school, maybe more. Remove that stress now! Put that in your bill and pass it! They will be even more useless than usual.
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When you have 20 people (parents, teachers, followers) saying positive things & 1 person saying negative, if you focus on the negative, then you are saying that person’s opinion is more important than the other 20. Don’t get wrapped up with negative people.
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I wanted to cut a student off today from telling a story that had nothing to do with my lesson because we were strapped for time. Then I remembered I might be the only one listening to him today, so I let him keep going. It was a bigger blessing to me than it was to him!
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It makes me sad when a teacher assistant says “I’m just a para” when they introduce themselves to me…we CANNOT do our jobs without support staff. They are the backbones of our schools. No one is “just” anything on your staff. Make sure your support staff feel encouraged & loved.
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I do not have an answer for the current situation our schools are experiencing, I wish I did — but I do know the answer is not packets of worksheets sent home with students to complete. Just sayin...
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I miss school so much that today I sat my cat and dog down together to talk about bullying and how they need to get along and came up with a plan of action for them to do better tomorrow.
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When someone is not following a policy and you choose to email ERYBODY as a reminder to follow that policy, you are showing a lack of leadership. Deal only with those not doing what they are supposed to be doing. Eryone else doesn’t need a reminder to do what is right!
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Nothing makes me more irritated than when a parent uses social media to air their complaints and concerns....well, except when an educator does it. Social media is not a place for you to blast your colleagues, admin or parents. If you have a problem, go directly to that person.
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The camera on one of my student’s computer was broken today. Every three minutes he would unmute and say “I’m still here even if you can’t see me...don’t forget me!” Blessings during stressful times!
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We are going virtual for the beginning of school. Saw it coming. Doesn’t make it any easier. Sick to my stomach for our working parents. Stressed for our teachers. Worried about our students. Don’t have the answers. “When you won’t move the mountain I’m needing you to move....”
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I have officially become my grandmother. Get up. Eat breakfast. Talk about what I’m eatin for lunch. Nap. Get up. Eat lunch. Talk about what I’m eatin for dinner. Nap. Get up and eat dinner. Talk about what I wish we had for dessert. Go to bed.
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Praying for the thousands and thousands of educators starting school this week...with continued prayers for those already in the trenches. Heart-wrenching reading the news of schools already closing, and so concerned for the mental health of our parents, students and staff.
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YOU can change the climate and culture of your grade level, your department, your coaching staff, your school. If you are waiting for someone else to change it, you could be waiting forever.
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Give yourself permission to relax and do nothing on the weekend. You deserve it and it will improve your mental health.
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You can’t discipline trauma. So true. A student returning to you from break may very well have experienced some type of trauma. Pay attention to emotions, behaviors and interactions.
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Principal Challenge - give your staff a Jean’s Day this week or next for no reason at all. Come on — YOU CAN DO IT!! The world will not end and I PROMISE parents will not think of everyone as “unprofessional”. I dare you to do it!
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No matter how stressful our jobs get this year, we need to focus on the fact that we are blessed to have a job this year.
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It’s incomprehensible that we are making many concessions in education but there are some making no changes in expectations for teachers, with some even adding to their workload. This is creating a more stressful situation by ignoring teacher anxiety and exhaustion. Lighten up!
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I currently feel like a parent with a child who is struggling...can’t take it away, can’t remove it...can just encourage and support and listen and be there. Education is a stressful profession, but so much more stressful right now than it has ever been.
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When you find yourself saying “This is not what I signed up for...” remember this...yes it is, you just didn’t realize it was a part of what you signed up for. Push through the struggles and focus on the students...the true thing you signed up for.
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Anyone who thinks required assessments and universal screeners are a good idea for school should have to come and sit with a class of five-year-olds trying to take an online assessment.
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Don’t assume the happy, energetic person you work with isn’t struggling with issues and emotions. Outward appearance is not an indication of having it all together. Even a princess can struggle!
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When seeing educators doing amazing things online-sometimes rather than celebrate their success we get wrapped up in professional jealousy (PJ). PJ is a real thing and it drags you down & stresses you out. Guard your heart. Celebrate the talents of others, as well as your own.
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Omg-I’m so tired of this kid in my class. Mouths off all the time. Never does his work. I’m checking his address to make sure he lives in this district. If not, he is gone! I hate homeschooling.
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When I am overwhelmed and ready to give up, I go read a book to a student. Helps me every time.
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Just had a student message me from 26 years ago to tell me that he always uses “Mr Brooks” as the answer to his password prompts when they ask “Who was your favorite teacher?”
#blessed
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Important reminder to all school admin: You work for your staff-not the other way around. If you pull into your school every day thinking everyone works for YOU, you’re in the wrong position.
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Laying here wide awake wondering who closes the bus door after the driver gets off.....
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Admin - ask yourself everyday:
Did I visit classrooms today (if not, what can I do tomorrow to make sure I do?)
Was I encouraging today?
Did I contribute to the positive climate and culture of my school?
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We have to be careful that our own opinions about how to move forward in this time of stress does not cause irreparable damage to our relationships. Take time to try to understand the opinions of others, even when you disagree.
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Uuummmm....so does anyone else stay up late waiting for everyone to go to bed so you can cheat on your diet? I’m wishing this ridiculous movie would end so everyone will hit the hay and I can eat some Lucky Charms in the dark.
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This weekend I spoke to MANY teachers who said their principal never comes into their classrooms. Lord, what the flip are you doing all week that you can’t get into classrooms in your building on a regular basis? You’re giving the rest of us a bad name. I’m surious.
#doyourjob
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My New Year’s resolution: create I Can Statements that don’t have to be changed all year! Math - I can add some numbers. Reading - I can read some words.
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These times have made me realize that I like and appreciate the parents that drove me crazy more than I thought. And that I miss the ornery kids who took up half my days just as much as the others, maybe even more!! Perspective is a good thing.
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Often you have to chose between right and relationship. Always chose to continue a positive relationship over choosing to be right...especially in dealing with parents. Just because you have a right to say something doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to say.
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We are in a season....and it will pass. Always remind yourself, when you are in the middle of a season, it can feel overwhelming and never ending. This season will come to an end.
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I just tried to convince myself that the dryer shrunk my shirt. It’s not me gaining weight, it’s the dryer, for sure. Admin sometimes try to convince themselves that climate & culture problems are not their fault, it’s everyone else, for sure. Focus on climate & culture for 2020!
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Admin - make sure you are aware of the high stress levels teachers have the three weeks leading up to Christmas break. Lighten their loads….don’t add to it!
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Regularity is for bowel movements, not staff meetings. If you don’t have anything important to say, cancel your staff meeting and send an email.
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Been looking for a car for three months. I’ve decided to just bite the bullet and buy what makes me happy no matter what the cost. I’m buying a Krispy Kreme truck.
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We relax and bake cookies. We shop and spend time with family. We celebrate with our loved ones. And as educators, we worry about our students...who might not have anyone watching them...who might not have electricity...who might not experience joy while we are away from them.
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Please don’t expect me to overreact when something crazy at school happens. When a child gets hurt on the playground, a crazy parent is flippin out in the office, a toliet is flooding the school - that’s when I need to be calm and show leadership.
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Teachers-when you open your email, do you dread seeing an email from “that parent”..the one who’s always negative, always complaining, is never happy? Principals feel the same way about some teachers. Don’t be “that teacher”..support and encourage your admin as much as possible.
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1 of my students proudly showed her fathers T-shirt during our zoom intervention lesson today-just a basic white shirt. “It makes me miss him less”. She held it in her lap the entire lesson-her father had to move to another city to get a job. Our families are hurting. Broke my❤️
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Tonight, hundreds of thousands of educators are staying up late thinking they can “handle it” cause they only have two days of school this week. Thousands of admin are going to have to put up with very grumpy staff tomorrow. Just sayin....
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“I am so thankful for colleagues that go to admin when they have a problem with me rather than coming directly to me. It’s much less awkward!” Said no teacher ever.
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If you think you must have a title to be important, then you don’t really know what it means to be important.
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Does anyone else get really excited Sunday morning thinking about the 2 hour nap you’re going to take in the afternoon?
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If a staff member shares something negative about what you are doing at school-take a step back & ask yourself if you have created an environment where they feel like they can’t come directly to you with a concern.But If it’s someone who is always negative, don’t worry about it.
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Instead of policy sessions…let’s have all politicians come proctor state assessments for 2 weeks. Maybe then they will see the amount of time we waste on these dumb things. Just sayin.
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My cable went out and now I’ll never know the ending of this Hallmark Christmas movie....will she find out he’s a millionaire? Will the snowstorm ever stop? Is the ornament truly magic?
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Cracks me up when a student turns their nose up at me if I offer them a treat, like they want something else.
I’m like “look, you ain’t got no money, you at got no car, you need to take this Hello Kitty sticker and be happy!” Just sayin...
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You can’t argue with data. Isn’t that what us principals always say?
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Dear God - I know your grace is sufficient for me, but after a day of testing primary students, how about you give me a little less Grace a little more patience.
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Flight delay just caused my layover to go from “relax and get a pretzel dog from Annie Ems” to “run to your gate and pray you don’t die cause you are fat and 53 yr old and trying to run in an airport”. Just sayin...
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As my maturity level increases, my urge to argue with parents decreases.
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The lady that brings snakes to school to show them just got on my plane. If a snake crawls out of her pocket I’m gonna go ape crap all over this flight.
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In order to learn to successfully handle stressful situations, you have to actually experience stressful situations. That’s how life works.
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I think we should change the “Milk Crate Challenge” on TikTok to the “Kitten Challenge” where you have to walk through a cafeteria full of kindergartners with a kitten in each hand.
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I’ve decided that teaching is like working out. You’re very excited to get there. Then when you get there it’s miserable half the time. But when you leave you realize how great it was!!
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My favorite thing to do after I walk off the stage at an event? Take off my SPANX. How in the world do people wear these things all day. I’m like a sausage poking out at all ends. Just sayin...
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So much fun!
This elementary school principal shared his take on the college admissions scandal in a video that has now gone viral. He says it’s not surprising at all because some parents often break basic rules.
“We have rules for a reason...”
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During teacher appreciation week, educators often forget they are parents too-if you have children make sure you email your colleagues who have been a part of their lives-You might be the only parent who sends an email to them (& include PE, art, counselors, coaches, nurses etc).
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Ummmm...the lady in the seat next to me on this flight is frantically praying aloud. Not sure if it should give me comfort or cause me to panic. She also has a bottle of water so if she tries to baptism me I guess I’ll be a little more concerned.
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I’m thankful for a conscious that makes me feel guilty for things I do wrong: running a red light, eating grapes at the grocery, being rude to someone....but feeling guilty for taking a morning nap AND an afternoon nap - well that just stinks.
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So flippin excited! My book is finally at the printers. Shipped out on April 30. Link below will take you to preorder. Pre-sale is 30% off. Hope you will get one today!
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Here’s a good way to tell if you are an effective leader: ask yourself, if you where to leave your current position right now, would your staff be happy or sad? And if you are thinking of excuses right now why they would be glad to see you go then you have your answer.
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The couple sitting next to me on this plane just wiped down their seats, tray tables, seatbelts and monitors with alchohol wipes - I just ate a jelly bean off the floor that dropped out of my bag!
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Don’t adjust who you are for other people….they can adjust to you. Life is to short.
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