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Perspective Shifts
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The Perspective Shifts Newsletter launches this month — a short monthly reflection on the inner life of teaching.
Each month I send a short letter exploring the inner life of teaching — the quiet moments, questions, and perspective shifts that help educators remain human in the work.
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The Perspective Shifts Newsletter launches this month — a short monthly reflection on the inner life of teaching.
Each month I send a short letter exploring the inner life of teaching — the quiet moments, questions, and perspective shifts that help educators remain human in the work.
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Latest Posts
The other night Kelli and I had the chance to attend the Mount Pleasant High School production of Mamma...
The Difference Between Burnout and Being Worn
There’s a particular kind of light that arrives in March.
It...
Series: This post is part of Policy in the Classroom.
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Not long ago I happened...
The air on the pool deck at states always feels different.
Thicker somehow.
Chlorine and adrenaline...
I’m retiring again.
Kelli and I have been coaching swimming and diving since 1987. That’s a long time...
There are books you write because you have something to say.
And there are books you write because...
Series: This post is part of Policy in the Classroom.
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There’s a particular...
A few nights ago, I found myself at a retirement party for a teacher friend.
The room was loud in that...
The other night, Kelli and I took a drive with no real destination in mind, the kind you take when the...
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