Jennalee Coyne

Duxbury Middle School AP, mom, reader, lover of the beach & poetry.

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Today we Mixed it Up at lunch! Kids sat at new tables with new peers and participated in trivia. We had a blast and Built Bridges! @Duxbury_MS @CoachHenry2 #buildbridges

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Proud artists!! @CoachHenry2 @Duxbury_MS

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Shakespeare coming alive in Mrs. North’s class! @CoachHenry2 @Duxbury_MS

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English teacher humor @Duxbury_MS @CoachHenry2

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Students in Mr. Stott’s class today working on identifying and analyzing bias in science media. Great discussions and great skill building! @Duxbury_MS @CoachHenry2

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Color wheel work today in 6th grade art! @CoachHenry2 @Duxbury_MS

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Loving today’s words of wisdom!

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Throwback! Students on 7B made CD covers in English class about their summer reading. Now, it’s set up like a music shop in the team area! ⁦@MrsCoyneAP⁩ ⁦@Duxbury_MS⁩

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6th graders learning about growth mindset and the power of yet with Mrs. Burns! @CoachHenry2 @Duxbury_MS

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Just one more chapter! @CoachHenry2 @Duxbury_MS

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Science in action @NathanSylveste5 @Duxbury_MS @CoachHenry2

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Picture day outfit of the day! @Duxbury_MS @CoachHenry2

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Mrs. Sciretta’s math classes setting the tone to take chances in math! Students researched products that were made by mistake! #build bridges ⁦@MrsCoyneAP⁩ ⁦@Duxbury_MS⁩

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Happy Friday from The Maureen Team aka the Dream Team! @CoachHenry2 @Duxbury_MS

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It was a great first day!!

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‘Twas the night before school starts…Can’t wait to see all our Dragons bright & early tomorrow! @CoachHenry2 @Duxbury_MS

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Our bridge leaders kicking off sixth grade like….@CoachHenry2 @Duxbury_MS

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Breakout boxes to start the year with a little friendly competition! @Duxbury_MS @CoachHenry2

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Saying goodbye to summer is always tough, but so excited to welcome our awesome staff back today to prep for the 23-24 school year! @CoachHenry2 @Duxbury_MS

[Todd Nesloney @TechNinjaTodd]

Every year we get a new class roster. We scan it over to see how many, do we know any of their siblings, can we recognize any names?

Inevitably at some point, while scanning a name comes up we recognize...or even worse someone looks over our shoulder at our list and makes the unbelievably rude comment of "oh you have him/her. Good luck."

We're educators, yes. But we're also human. We aren't perfect.

So here's my challenge for you. A challenge I also gave to myself every year.

When you're looking through your class roster, or meeting your students, or hearing what others have to say, keep in mind that every single child in your class is someone else's whole world.

The experiences they've had with others does NOT determine the experience they'll have with YOU! Why? Because you're different.

You're going to find the gold within them. You're going to keep working at chipping away at their walls. You're going to allow them a clean slate each day.

Because you're a great teacher.

And I'm so thankful you're in each of those children's lives.

#KidsDeserveIt #LeadAuthentically #education