“There are three things necessary to be successful in life:
Faith and a relationship with God, using our power to chose to do what is right, & hard work”
-Ed Thomas
Aplington-Parkersburg (Iowa) High School head football coach
We don’t have a classroom management problem.
We have an emotional regulation crisis that teachers are being asked to handle.
Somehow, “classroom management” has turned into:
• de-escalating trauma
• supporting anxiety and depression
• calming panic attacks
• breaking up fights
• being cursed at, threatened, and even assaulted
• being the counselor, social worker, and crisis team
And at the same time…
we remove the very things that actually help:
• recess
• movement
• art
• play
• connection
Teachers aren’t trained for this.
And they shouldn’t have to be.
Classroom management was never meant to do all of this.
It’s about:
relationships
rules
routines
responsibility
That’s it.
It was never designed to replace what families, communities, and systems failed to provide.
And until we stop offloading every societal failure onto schools,
teachers will keep drowning under expectations no human can meet.
The Edina Hornets football team just won their first Minnesota state championship since 1978 with the Chicago Blackhawks’ first-round draft pick playing his senior year at QB, and the hockey team’s goalie scoring 6 TDs in the title game.
Play sports. Have fun. Nothing like it.
Appreciate @NickStro66 for the sweet graphics!!! Great work and deal, especially considering the quick turnaround (less than 1 hour) Thanks for the hook up!
How do you help your child become a champion?
Chill out!
Here are 9 lessons that I wish every parent knew when it came to supporting their child’s athletic and academic pursuits: https://t.co/eLKXjqoBp8
@CoachFam@MSUBeaversFB Coach, just south of you guys in Washburn and Wilton and we are running flexbone triple option. Would like the opportunity to get some development from you guys some day
North Dakota Division A All-State Team as voted on by the Division A head coaches with the North Dakota High School Coaches Association.
Ben Schepp, Senior Athlete of the Year.
Eric Burgad, Coach of the Year.
#NDpreps
Finally. Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson recreated the iconic Kevin Garnett and Randy Moss photo 📸
ESPN Cover Story from @JamalCollier: https://t.co/PHAAoVHx5D
Dear Parents,
The mountains you are trying to move for your kids are most likely the very mountains they need to climb in order to develop the grit and skills to survive and then thrive in the real world.
I know it’s hard, but let them struggle. Let them fail. Let them figure it out. They are stronger and more capable than you realize.