Something Is Better Than Nothing
As I sit here to write this blog post, it is Sunday late afternoon and I am at our 3rd ice time of the day (and I mean, if you want to count watching the World Junior’s finals — YEAH CANADA — I guess we’re […]
As I sit here to write this blog post, it is Sunday late afternoon and I am at our 3rd ice time of the day (and I mean, if you want to count watching the World Junior’s finals — YEAH CANADA — I guess we’re […]
We are just over a month away from THE day where everyone sets new big shiny goals, and most of them last about 3 weeks. I’ve never been one to jump on the New Year’s resolution train, or even the one word craze for the […]
It’s no secret in the edu-world that teaching is hard work. You’ll very rarely find a teacher who won’t say that it isn’t worth it, but the truth of the matter is that this profession takes a lot out of us. I saw a version […]
After I finished writing this post last week, I came across Perfectly Imperfect by Beth Houf. Although our blog titles seem to contradict one another, I wholeheartedly believe that our imperfections actually make us perfect and that striving for perfection is one dangerous slope (that I […]
Your words matter. To others. And to yourself. But being mindful of this isn’t necessarily an innate skill, it’s one that’s learned from a very young age, and habits are hard to break. I’ve recently watched the documentary “Heal” on Netflix which was completely eye […]
Last week at the beginning of our staff meeting, our vice-principal, Harry Bell, told us a moving story that spoke directly to my soul. This man is truly filled with wisdom and I love to hear what he has to say as it’s always so […]
Last night, the #IMMOOC live Season 4 Episode 4 with Katie Martin, Eric Chagala, Kaleb Rashad, and John Spencer didn’t disappoint. Although John’s mic was pretty crackly, it seems as though it held out long enough for him to give his two cents on this […]
“Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and […]
The title of this post was originally “Mental Health First” but I changed it, because taking care of our overall health should always be our priority – which mental health is certainly a huge part of. There were so many amazing parts to this week […]