Kelly Treleaven, Author at We Are Teachers https://www.weareteachers.com/author/loveteachblog/ Ideas and inspiration for reaching the next generation. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:39:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/WAT-small-FAVICON-50x50.png Kelly Treleaven, Author at We Are Teachers https://www.weareteachers.com/author/loveteachblog/ 32 32 “I’ll Never Do That Again!” 25 Spectacular (and Relatable) Teacher Fails   https://www.weareteachers.com/teacher-things-will-never-do-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teacher-things-will-never-do-again https://www.weareteachers.com/teacher-things-will-never-do-again/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:39:54 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1451565 "... yada, yada, yada, we had to call the fire department."

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Help! Is It Unprofessional To Tell a Student She Hurt My Feelings? https://www.weareteachers.com/student-hurt-my-feelings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=student-hurt-my-feelings https://www.weareteachers.com/student-hurt-my-feelings/#respond Fri, 08 Sep 2023 15:24:28 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1482569 My principal says I have to apologize for making HER feel bad!

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Help! My District Is Telling Us What We Can and Can’t Post From Our Own FB Accounts https://www.weareteachers.com/censoring-teachers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=censoring-teachers https://www.weareteachers.com/censoring-teachers/#respond Fri, 01 Sep 2023 18:08:12 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1481765 We can't post anything political or "controversial" even if our settings are private.

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Help! My Principal Denies That My Classroom Has Black Mold https://www.weareteachers.com/classroom-has-black-mold/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=classroom-has-black-mold https://www.weareteachers.com/classroom-has-black-mold/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2023 10:15:00 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1480807 He insists it's been "inspected by specialists," but there are still stains everywhere!

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Help! My Principal Says I’m “Letting Kids Fail” https://www.weareteachers.com/letting-kids-fail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=letting-kids-fail https://www.weareteachers.com/letting-kids-fail/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:13:54 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1480367 I have made it impossible to fail my class—I don't know what else I can do!

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Help! A Student Who Tried To Hit Me Last Year Is on My Roster This Year https://www.weareteachers.com/student-who-tried-to-hit-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=student-who-tried-to-hit-me https://www.weareteachers.com/student-who-tried-to-hit-me/#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:33:13 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1480030 The counselor said I should "try to give him a clean slate and see what happens."

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8 Incredibly Common Phrases That Promote Toxic Positivity in Schools https://www.weareteachers.com/phrases-promote-toxic-positivity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=phrases-promote-toxic-positivity https://www.weareteachers.com/phrases-promote-toxic-positivity/#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2023 13:30:28 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1453393 The alternative to toxic positivity is not negativity. It’s honesty.

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Help! My Teacher Bestie Is Now My Principal and It Is a Giant Bummer https://www.weareteachers.com/friend-is-now-my-principal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friend-is-now-my-principal https://www.weareteachers.com/friend-is-now-my-principal/#respond Fri, 04 Aug 2023 15:55:21 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1479485 She said we can't even hang out in public anymore! Am I being unreasonable, or is she?

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38% of Teachers I Talked to Say Their Bosses Led Them in Prayer. Here’s Why That’s a Problem. https://www.weareteachers.com/school-led-prayer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=school-led-prayer https://www.weareteachers.com/school-led-prayer/#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:42:53 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1479363 The Constitution guarantees freedom *of* religion and freedom *from* religion.

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Help! Do I Tell My Principal About His Son’s Wild Parties? https://www.weareteachers.com/do-i-tell-my-principal-about-his-sons-wild-parties/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-i-tell-my-principal-about-his-sons-wild-parties https://www.weareteachers.com/do-i-tell-my-principal-about-his-sons-wild-parties/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2023 18:28:35 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1478954 During one of these parties our neighbor found random teenagers swimming in his pool at 3 a.m.!

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Too Many Breastfeeding Teachers Are Having Their Rights Violated. I Know—I Was One of Them. https://www.weareteachers.com/breastfeeding-teachers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breastfeeding-teachers https://www.weareteachers.com/breastfeeding-teachers/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2023 10:30:30 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1478663 I still regret that I let school come between me and what I wanted for my child.

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Help! Our Teacher Group Chat Is Toxic and Mean https://www.weareteachers.com/toxic-teacher-group-chat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toxic-teacher-group-chat https://www.weareteachers.com/toxic-teacher-group-chat/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 17:56:41 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1478412 Somewhere in the last couple of years, it's gone from fun and light to gossipy and mean.

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This Teacher Couldn’t Find Culturally Responsive Educational Materials—So She Created Her Own https://www.weareteachers.com/culturally-responsive-educational-materials/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=culturally-responsive-educational-materials https://www.weareteachers.com/culturally-responsive-educational-materials/#respond Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:36:33 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1478185 When my students could see themselves in their learning, it created a sense of belonging, confidence, and pride.

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Help! My School Says My Donated Supplies Belong to Them https://www.weareteachers.com/donated-items-school-property/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=donated-items-school-property https://www.weareteachers.com/donated-items-school-property/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2023 22:21:22 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1477983 Everything we get belongs to the school district now!

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Help! My Students Say They Don’t Need School Because They’re Going to Be Influencers https://www.weareteachers.com/students-want-to-be-influencers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=students-want-to-be-influencers https://www.weareteachers.com/students-want-to-be-influencers/#respond Fri, 07 Jul 2023 19:14:02 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1477638 Is it my place to tell them that dream isn’t realistic?

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Help! My Students Get Texts From Their Parents All Day Long! https://www.weareteachers.com/parents-text-students-all-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=parents-text-students-all-day https://www.weareteachers.com/parents-text-students-all-day/#respond Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:08:19 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1477209 The one time I finally put my foot down, I got an email from a parent saying I had no right to come in between her communication with her daughter.

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