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8 Incredibly Common Phrases That Promote Toxic Positivity in Schools
The alternative to toxic positivity is not negativity. It’s honesty.
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Too Many Breastfeeding Teachers Are Having Their Rights Violated. I Know—I Was One of Them.
I still regret that I let school come between me and what I wanted for my child.
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How These 14 Teachers Shut Down Anti-Teacher Conspiracy Rants
Whether your goal is to start a conversation or end misinformation, these teachers set the bar high.
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Teachers Are Sharing the Most Important Things They Learned This Year, and We’re Taking Notes
We are so here for boundary-setting đź‘Ź
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What Principals Need To Know About Teacher Anxiety
A lot of these are easy fixes for administrators.
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What Do Teachers Really Do During the Summer?
Hint: it's not "nothing".
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My Teacher Happiness Soared After This District-Wide Schedule Change
At first I was skeptical, but the payoff was huge.
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Why We Need To Stop Saying “Only the Strong Survive” in Teaching
This raises a lot of questions about what strength really looks like.
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Help! Our District Slashed Our Days Off by Half Â
The decision was made "in response to the sub shortage." 🙄
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Grades:
Elementary School
This Teacher TikTok Says It All: Stop Giving Advice if You Haven’t Been in a Classroom in Years
Times change, and so should the advice.