When I ask students what they love most about writing poetry many of them say they love the freedom when they write a poem.✍️💝🥰 Can we help students feel this way when they write other genres?🥰

Rethinking the way we welcome kiddos who arrive after the morning bell. They deserve a warm welcome as much as our kiddos who arrive at the bell

Good morning! Be intentional with the energy that you share with others. Be intentional on how you greet others. Be intentional how you listen, respond, and treat others. Use the time we’re given today to spread energy that uplifts others! Have a great day!👊

FYI: Studies find that we fixate more on our kids’ deficits instead of their assets. Strengths are the areas where kids have most potential for greatness. & they rely on their strengths—not weaknesses—to bounce back from adversity. #thrivers #parenting

"An expert is someone who, over many years, manages to remain confident enough to keep trying and humble enough to keep learning." –James Clear

Kids who #thrive have self-confidence. Thrivers know WHO they are.They recognize their strengths, can accept their weaknesses & have caring adults in their lives who help them identify their assets. #parenting #education #thrivers

You are not anxious. You are thinking anxiously. –Edith Eger

"When working with people, assume good intentions. When listening to people, interpret their words in a generous way. You will occasionally get burned and mistreated by always assuming the best in others, but it is a far better way to live than the opposite." –James Clear

#TEACHers #KindnessMatters #WeRiseTogether

A reminder as you begin your week! #essentialism

"Simple mindset shifts: - I'm not hurt, I'm healing. - I'm not losing, I'm learning. - I was not rejected, I was redirected. Negative things happen. Negative mindsets make them harder." – James Clear

I'm giving away 10 signed copies of This Is a Story that I will buy from and sign at Anderson's Bookshops. The copies will be mailed on or around March 14, 2023. RT before 10:00 p.m. CDT today (10/9) to enter the giveaway. andersonsbookshop.com/book/978153620…

The ultimate form of preparation is not planning for a specific scenario, but a mindset that can handle uncertainty.

Are you working on the right level? (Sometimes we are too big picture. Sometimes we are lost in the details.)

"Some things are a job, others are a craft. The primary difference is not the task, but the enthusiasm and curiosity put into the task. The more engaged and interested you are, the more it becomes a craft." –James Clear

Become an island of peace in the sea of chaos. Let your presence be a refuge for others.

Peace is a gift you can give others…

So true…it’s all about the ♥️

Who you are BEING proceeds what you are doing…

"Before you discover what you love: fewer commitments, more experiments. After you discover what you love: fewer experiments, more commitments." -James Clear