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Stepping into the Classroom

As I make the transition from the classroom to home, I wanted to take a minute to look back at some of the lessons I learned. I just wrote in my previous post about 10 tips for classroom teachers. Teaching is difficult, and as you’ll see, I really struggled throughout my years in the classroom…
10 Tips for New Teachers to Make It to the End

When you feel like you have one foot in the door and one foot already on the way out, how do you actually make it to the end of the school year? Here’s some thoughts from someone who’s felt this way for almost 5 years (Maybe it really is time to quit…) If you are…
The Asterisk* – What to do when “caveats” get in the way of living your best life…

There is always, always, always an exception to every rule. Maybe you might say that it’s worthwhile to acknowledge these other sides… Like a good rebuttal, it adds credence to what the author is saying and helps you to trust them. But, what I’ve found in my reading is that most caveats actually lessen the…
Confronting Nihilism: How to Find Your Purpose

Nihilism permeates this post-modern world we are living in, and nihilism cuts to the heart of what I want to do and leaves it there bleeding. This belief in ‘nothingism,’ that life has no meaning and no real reason, has become to define my generation. “Nothing really matters.” And so, we disdain the life that…

Stepping into the Classroom