education
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The Quiet Architects of Care: Honoring Classroom Teachers During Teacher Appreciation Week
In every school, there are visible structures—curriculum, schedules, standards, assessments. But the true foundation of a caring classroom is far less tangible. It is built daily, moment by moment, by classroom teachers. During Teacher Appreciation Week, it’s worth pausing to recognize that classroom teachers are not simply deliverers of content. They are architects of belonging.
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The Book I Wrote Out of My Love of Teaching and Students
Let me be upfront with all of you: this is a shameless plug. I’ve written a book, it’s on Amazon, and I’d very much like you to buy it. With that out of the way, let me tell you why I wrote it — and why, if you’re a new teacher, a pre-service teacher, or someone who loves a
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Rethinking Registration
The first day of school often gets all the attention when we talk about building a caring classroom. But in reality, that work begins much earlier—at registration. For teachers and principals, registration day is more than paperwork and logistics. It’s a unique, often underutilized opportunity to begin understanding students as people. When approached intentionally, it