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A teacher stands quietly in a sunlit classroom before the beginning of a new school year, reflecting beside rows of prepared desks.
You Do Not Have to Become a New Teacher This August
Kelli and I spent the last couple of weeks at our place in Florida. The weather was beautiful, although...
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The Quiet Leaving Before Teachers Leave
What Retention Data Doesn’t Show Part Three of the series: Why Teachers Leave — What the System Keeps...
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When Teaching Stops Feeling Like a Profession
The Quiet Loss of Teacher Agency Part Two of the series: Why Teachers Leave — What the System Keeps Missing   One...
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A reflective teacher sits alone in an empty classroom after school, surrounded by papers and curriculum materials, suggesting the quiet loss of professional agency and the emotional weight behind teacher retention.
The Thousand Small Extractions
Part One of the Series: Why Teachers Leave — What the System Keeps Missing Why Teachers Rarely Leave...
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Remembering the Person Beneath the Teacher
In the last post, When Rest Finally Gets Quiet Enough to Speak, I wrote about the kind of quiet that...
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An older mother and her adult son laugh together while sharing lunch during a summer visit.
The Small Joys Teachers Forget They Need
I took the opportunity to fly down to Florida for four days at our second home in Vero Beach. The main...
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A hurried, overwhelmed teacher gradually slowing down and relaxing on a quiet beach, reflecting the transition from school-year hyperdrive to summer rest.
When Rest Finally Gets Quiet Enough to Speak
It is the Fourth of July weekend, and, as usual, Kelli and I are delegates to the National Education...
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A warm professional-learning workspace with a chalkboard listing teacher-centered AI training principles, an open notebook, books, coffee mug, plant, and the title “Beyond the AI Webinar: What Real Professional Learning Should Look Like.”
AI, Teachers, and the Human Work of Schools — Part 3
In the first post of this series, I wrote about expectation creep — the way artificial intelligence is...
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AI Should Support Teacher Judgment, Not Replace It
AI, Teachers, and the Human Work of Schools — Part 2 In the first post of this series, I wrote about...
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