Karen Mikolainis

Mom of 3 boys. Wisconsin school board member. Educator. Focused on stronger schools and brighter futures. All views are my own.

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

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

[James A. Furey @JamesAFurey]

If parents don’t buy into what your school is doing, your curriculum won’t matter, your behavior policies won’t matter, your attendance policy won’t matter, the quality of your teachers won’t matter.

If you have alienated the parents, your school will fail.

[Buzz Patterson @BuzzPatterson]

Pretty cool ending at the Derby! From last to first…and the first woman trainer to win ever!🏆

[Karen Mikolainis @KMikolainis]

@ianmiles What I see are young women who are involved in an activity, maybe with school or community. We should acknowledge that participation in sports and activities is good for education outcomes. I encourage people to get involved and be active! Better to be active than not.

[Wisconsin Right Now @wisconsin_now]

The MPM has so far refused to grant us an interview, refused to grant us access to closed areas of the museum where they claim the repairs are necessary and has failed to produce almost all requests for documents and reports, all while claiming to be completely transparent.

[Karen Mikolainis @KMikolainis]

@ColetteHigginsE @ModestTeacher Very opportunistic 7th graders. I wonder if the teacher realized that kicking out 10 kids was... unusual? Good story and sounds like you turned out OK. :)

[Karen Mikolainis @KMikolainis]

@ColetteHigginsE @ModestTeacher That's really cute

[Craig S. Smith @CSmithGoBlue]

“If you accept the call to leadership, you must be willing to be misunderstood, criticized, opposed, accused, and even rejected.”

Posted inside my office, next to the door…to serve as a daily reminder (since May 2022):

https://t.co/fBxEAiPI6s

[Karen Mikolainis @KMikolainis]

@robwood Have you tried early morning workouts? I don't do the weight room but the other areas seem just fine at 5:30 a.m.

[Brian Aspinall @mraspinall]

Just because you don’t want to be an administrator doesn’t mean you can’t be a leader.

[Karen Mikolainis @KMikolainis]

@k8roulette2 They need to learn to problem-solve and negotiate. How can they make this a win-win?

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Generosity is not about putting others first. It's about treating people better than they expect—and expecting nothing in return.

Showing care is as much about the respect you grant as the time you give.

A sign of character is consistently choosing to be kinder than necessary.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Few impact the whole world, but everyone can impact their world. I appreciate all the educators who impact their world everyday.

[Karen Mikolainis @KMikolainis]

@MathTeacher1123 so very sorry

[Karen Mikolainis @KMikolainis]

@MadiSP4321 @bethroessler But this person was there for you so you could be elsewhere. Please be thankful that you have someone to cover.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Most teachers have a passion to teach and to make a difference. Unfortunately, we don't support, encourage, and appreciate the passion and work of teachers and so unfortunately many burnout and leave. Which is the great tragedy of education.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

If you only appreciate teachers during teacher appreciation week, don't be surprised if some don't return next year.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

We remove the Arts, music, drama, Physical Ed. etc. and then wonder why students feel a disconnect w/ education. In the real world, these greatly influence their lives. Shouldn't the "connection" we always talk about in education be connecting to this real world as well?

[Karen Mikolainis @KMikolainis]

@loganbvasquez That's exciting. Best wishes!

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Even the best student can have a bad day. Same is true of teachers/staff and admin.