Celebrate Yourself!
“The more you celebrate your life, the more life there is to celebrate.” Oprah Winfrey It is World Teachers’ Day and I feel like a celebration! A few years back I began to notice that I didn’t celebrate enough. I took the small but significant step of committing to buying myself fresh flowers every week.... Read More
Java Journey Meets Self-Care
It’s Amazing How The World Begins to change through the eyes of a cup Donna A. Favors Happy International Coffee Day (October, 1)! Anyone who knows me knows that I love a great cup of coffee. I love coffee so much my classroom had a Starbucks theme. I had couches, chairs, small groups named after... Read More
Hack Your Life and Create Peace
Peace is always right here. We just have to create space for it. Carol Tuttle We are living through a catastrophic pandemic, cries for justice, economic devastation, and political unrest. This is our current state and I’m confident that good will come from this season. Let’s take a moment to pivot and focus on creating... Read More
Don’t Let COVID Distract Your Career Launch.
“Say NO to distraction so you can say YES to your destiny.” Thema Davis The sacrifices that are made in order to earn a teaching degree are many. Let’s start with the financial commitment. The average cost of a four-year bachelor’s degree in education is $30,400-$78,400. This does not include the additional $8,545 for room... Read More
Self-Care is My Superpower
“Knowing your superpower changes everything!” Nadalie Bardo The teacher shortage is real and teacher turnover is costly. As a nation, it costs $2.2 billion dollars per year to address the prominent levels of teacher attrition. It is not my goal to trivialize the issue or presume there is an easy solution. However, I do know... Read More
Teaching 25/8 no longer 24/7!
“Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how to use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.” Anna Taylor “It must be great to have summers off,” comments a non-teacher. If I got a dollar every time,... Read More
Speak Up!
“Be your own biggest advocate.” Kelsey Garvey How to safely return to school has been a hot topic and rightfully so as COVID-19 has changed all our lives. School districts around the country have kicked-off the 2020-21 school year, while many others are gradually resuming. The plans for returning range from universal remote, face to... Read More
6 Ways to Boost our Self-Care
Quote of the Week: “Self-Care is a priority and necessity, not a luxury in the work that we do.” Justin Chan As a country and global community, the coronavirus has changed life as we know it. The number those testing positive continues to climb. While many are working diligently to produce a vaccine, we have... Read More
Let’s Meet and Get Fired Up!
“You cannot afford to live in potential for the rest of your life; at some point, you have to unleash the potential and make your move.” Eric Thomas Education saved my LIFE! I grew up in the Bronx, one of the most if not the most impoverished places in our country. My turning point came... Read More