Heather G. (Lilley) Foreman (she/her)

Mom, teacher for 25 years, Secondary Teacher of the Year, part-time tech geek and dog trainer. Encouragement, no excuses. Tweets are my own thoughts.

[Dr. Bob Beare @DrBobBeare]

Codependency is not just a quirk of personality - it's an addiction.

Neuroscience has shown how it affects the brain.

Excessive people-pleasing changes our chemistry, and we get addicted to it.

It's serious - here's why:

[Heather G. (Lilley) Foreman (she/her) @ForemanHeat]

@tweetsbysam @Theholisticpsyc This is one of the challenges of teaching. Teens have not reached a stage where they are even capable of healing, at least not yet.

[𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬 🎸🏴‍☠️🧩🤖🚀 @Principal_H]

Cheers to all of the teachers who give out pencils every single day knowing that they'll never get them back.

#education #teachers

[Matthew R. Kay @MattRKay]

I've got a freshman this yr that shows me an interesting animal fact every morning. Always something stunningly cute or gross. Usually with a pic.

I'm thinking of how the smallest human interactions keep us in the game as the year drags on.

Keep schools human at all costs.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Teacher Impact.

[I Dissent @DissentFu]

I had five kids in three different classes today so sick that they couldn't stop coughing and could barely keep their heads up.

Parents please don't send your sick kid to school. I don't deserve that and the other kids don't either.

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

The older I get, the more I realize that success at most things isn't about finding the one trick or secret nobody knows about.  It's consistently doing the boring, mundane things everyone knows about but is too unfocused/undisciplined to do. 

Get good at boring.

[MisterRogersQuotes @MisterRogersSay]

“Because deep down we know that what matters in this life is more than winning for ourselves. What really matters is helping others win, too,”

[COCO @TWOTIMESABITCH]

just saw a TikTok where the lady was saying that, "some people will never ask for your side of the story because the side that they heard fits the description of how they want to feel about you." felt that to the core.

[𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬 🎸🏴‍☠️🧩🤖🚀 @Principal_H]

Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together.

#education #teachers

[Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @DrDoyleSays]

Hobbies, art, & music we enjoy & find meaning in are non-negotiable trauma recovery tools. Trauma tries to alienate us from who we are w/ a sh*tstorm of reactions & memories. We have to purposefully work to find ourselves again-- & develop & reinforce who we are beyond survival.

[Icona @iconawrites]

It’s good to love mathematics and also makeup. It’s good to read the classics and watch Muppet movies. It’s good to see Shakespeare plays and collect graphic novels. It’s good to be curious about the world and open to new things without self-imposed limitations.

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Kindness counts. 🧡

[Tom Rogers @RogersHistory]

Time to post this (obvious-to-any-actual-teacher) info nugget again:

Teachers can’t run 1-1 therapy sessions in mainstream classrooms after every behaviour incident AND still teach stuff.

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Powerful. 🙌

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

Media: “Why are all the teachers quitting?!”

Teachers: “It’s behavior…”

Media: “Maybe it’s Republicans!”

Teachers: “Nope. It’s behavior.”

Media: “Could it be book bans?!”

Teachers: “As we’ve said… behavior…”

Media: “Maybe we’ll never know”

Teachers: *sigh*

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

Every adult in the U.S. should be required to spend one month as a substitute teacher. This would ensure schools have the substitutes they need while fostering a greater appreciation and respect for teachers. Think of it as a civic duty, similar to jury duty.

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

Any adult who spends a day in a school, watching the teachers interact with the kids all day… will understand why a 2 week break is perfectly in order.

[Heather G. (Lilley) Foreman (she/her) @ForemanHeat]

@GeorgeTakei I see you!