Education
Creating Milestones
From the desk of Carol C… Most “impossible” goals can be met simply by breaking them down into bite size chunks, writing them down, believing them, and then going full speed ahead as if they were routine. Don Lancaster I want to be healthier, but it seems I can’t to do anything about it. …
Read MoreTales From Tennis: The Court is the Classroom
From the desk of Alice… I didn’t start playing tennis until I was an adult. I picked it up gradually with a few friends who were patient enough to allow me to “just hit” and not keep score. Over a few years, I was able to keep score and actually win. I thought it was…
Read MoreThink for Yourself – Find Yourself
From the desk of Leigh Ann . . . “To find yourself, think for yourself.” – Socrates As teachers we are tasked to facilitate learning, model appropriate behaviors, and guide students to develop the strategies to become competent readers, writers, and problem solvers. Striking a balance between allowing them to be independent learners and…
Read MoreCowboy Confidence
From the desk of Alice… So today is Throwback Thursday on social media. I love it. I love everything about seeing people’s snapshots of their lives prior to me meeting them or just reminding me of great memories. As I look at my early years of teaching, I will tell you that I was far…
Read MoreThe Highlight Reel
From the desk of Leigh Ann . . . I spotted a refrigerator magnet that said, “The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.” These words caused a brief moment of introspection – and as all teachers do – I related it to education. I was…
Read MoreParental Trust
From the desk of Carol C… Years ago when I was still a young teacher and TB tests were required before you could teach every year, I paid my doctor a visit. Routine except this time my blood pressure was up. When my doctor commented on it and asked why it might be higher than…
Read MoreHinging on Confidence
From the desk of Carol… “… my father, Mickey Parsons, he encouraged me to be an actor. He never discouraged me to be an actor, and in a career that hinges so much on confidence a lot of the time, that was a really great gift.” ~ Jim Parsons, Emmy Speech 2014 What a tribute…
Read MoreFear Transformed
From the desk of Alice… On days like these, it is difficult to say things that have not already been said. If you are over a certain age, there is no doubt you remember where you were 13 years ago on September 11th and you will relive it each and every year on this date. …
Read MoreWhat Can Go Right
From the desk of Alice… When Hope and I started ERG, we never really considered the things that could go wrong. We were laser focused on all the things that were possible as we started on the journey of building a business to increase teacher capacity to ultimately help students. As I look at those…
Read MoreBest Laid Plans
From the desk of Leigh Ann . . . One thing we as teachers need is the confidence to be flexible so we can deal with the unexpected things that inevitably take place during the learning day. We busily plan for the needs of our students and map out long range goals for a wonderfully…
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