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Leaders: Stop Asking Teachers Their “Why.” Ask What You Can Help Them Reclaim.
Teachers have long been prompted by well-intentioned leaders to remember their "why," especially at professional learning sessions and faculty meetings. But that question just isn't appropriate anymore. Since the pandemic, teachers keep being asked to do more with less. On top of ever-shifting mandates, overemphasis on testing, constant meetings, increasingly challenging student behaviors, school safety issues, and exacerbated gaps in student learning, teachers should not be
Jennifer Ritchotte
Oct 13


Protect Your Light: 5 Steps to Manage Educator Drains
Every educator knows what it feels like to be drained. It’s that sinking moment when your energy disappears, your patience thins, and...
Jennifer Ritchotte
Sep 6


Holy Tension
We sometimes think commitment and clarity go hand-in-hand. That to be faithful, we need to be certain and decisive. But some of the most...
Jennifer Ritchotte
Aug 31


Sacred Work That Seems Unseen
There are days when teaching... or leading, parenting, or serving... feels like pouring water into sand. You give... and it disappears....
Jennifer Ritchotte
Aug 31
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