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The Sweet Spot

Weeks after this school year ends, teachers will slowly lose track of time. In school, the calendar and clock rules their schedules so unwinding from living in overdrive is arduous. Teachers have to be able to purge the mental and emotional demands of the previous school year in order to readily engage in future school years. When the pressures fade, we know that the sweet spot of the summer has arrived. During the sweet spot of summer, teachers can regain their own purpose without expectations from others. Teachers are able to discover what they need rather than responding to the requirements of others. Teachers can rediscover the fulfillment of learning what they would like to explore and strengthen. Teachers love to create and curate with other teachers. This is when teachers are able to see themselves as experts of their craft. A tool that will spark possibilities and provide teachers autonomy for their own learning is 2gno.me. It is a cloud-based platform that will maximize the po

Lien On Me: The Days are Long and the Weeks are Short

In May, the days are long and the weeks are short. The school year is coming to an end and the list of responsibilities for teachers increases. Although the weeks are few, the days feel prolonged and arduous. As the number of days left in the school year decreases; the number of responsibilities for teachers increases. A teacher's workload at the end of the school year and at the beginning of the school year are always insurmountable. However, this entire school year remained at this intensity. It's easy to assume teacher responsibilities reached historical proportions by the climbing rates of attrition. No one is trained to do this. It is humanly impossible to do it well. In December 2020, I asked " Will 2020 be inconsequential? " and it didn't take long to find out. The Aftermath  was obvious months ago and it has deteriorated. The teaching  apocalypse is upon us and school systems are culpable.  This crisis will only be remedied if  July is the Most Reflective