When Did We Stop Playing?
Our professional development day started like most of them usually do. Coffee. Conversations. Celebrating birthdays and milestones. People slowly waking up properly while trying to remember where they left their notebooks. Then balloons appeared. We were asked to get into…
They’re Small…Not Lesser
“Come on, we’ve already talked about this.” “Hurry up.” “You’re fine.” “Use your words.” Which, to be fair, is interesting advice coming from adults who sometimes need an iced coffee, a silent drive home, and at least two hours before…
It Starts With How We Show Up
I’ve mentioned before that one of the qualities research highlights in a strong educator is the importance of building trusting relationships—with both children and colleagues. In my previous posts, I’ve spent a lot of time talking about the relationships between…
The Strength I Didn’t Understand Yet
In this series I’ve been reflecting on what actually makes a classroom successful — not in theory, but in the everyday reality of working with children and the adults around them. In the last post, I wrote about strong teams.…
Who is this really challenging?
In room meetings, I often hear the words — usually between discussions about interests and upcoming events — “We need to talk about a challenging behaviour.” And almost every time, my first thought is: What challenging behaviour? Not because nothing…
