Someday. . .
How many times have you said Someday I am going to take up a new hobby? Someday I am going to travel? Well, in the Iler home we have a...
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- Sep 13, 2021
- 2 min
Rewrite your Narrative
I prefer rough drafts. I love the crossing out, the additions, the edits, the sloppy handwriting, the scratched out misspelled words, and...
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- May 17, 2021
- 3 min
Quieting the Chatter Around Us
Cell phone ringers, alarms for zoom meetings, notifications on social media, video game updates, safeguarding websites for children’s...
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- May 10, 2021
- 3 min
Close My Tab
Do you remember when you would have a long night out with friends and you would say to the waiter “I want to close my tab. It’s time to...
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- May 3, 2021
- 3 min
Ode to Teachers
“Relationships before rigor, grace before grades, patience before programs, love before lessons.” —Dr. Brad Johnson. Dr. Johnson is one...
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- Mar 8, 2021
- 4 min
Synchronous or Asynchronous?
We recently asked our daughters what the meaning of synchronous is. They confidently responded “Synchronous is time on Zoom and...
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- Feb 22, 2021
- 3 min
A Dose of Your Own Medicine
Have you ever heard the token phrases “Practice what you preach” “A dose of your own medicine” “Don’t be hasty with your words” Well, I...
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- Feb 15, 2021
- 6 min
Does Discouragement Always Lead to Defeat?
Last Monday night, I was ready to throw in the towel. I had spent a long day of teaching on zoom. I had given assessments via digital...
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- Feb 8, 2021
- 4 min
Post Pandemic Life
“The world is round, and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.” - Ivy Baker Priest In our household, we have...
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- Feb 1, 2021
- 4 min
What do you love most about yourself?
We recently celebrated the 100th Day of School. If you are a fellow elementary school teacher, you know that this is a landmark day each...
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- Dec 3, 2020
- 3 min
Out of the Mouth of Babes. . .
As an adult, as a parent, as a teacher for 20 years, I have found that I have been dating myself lately, talking about how different...
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- Oct 19, 2020
- 5 min
WHAT ABOUT US
In this time, let’s truly put children first in education. Above all mandates and charges, let’s pledge to provide love and trust in
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- Sep 14, 2020
- 3 min
The Resilience of Children
I have seen children be more resilient in the past 3 weeks than I have seen in my 19 years of teaching.
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- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
A Teacher Prayer for This Year
How do I create that safe and loving environment where my students felt empowered to take risks? Society, I ask you to bestow grace on....
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