J. Hightower

Always a Mother 👧🏾👧🏾👧🏾 Lover of Life & Laughter 😂 The Arts, 🎵 💃🏽 🖼️ Travel ✈️

[J. Hightower @MsJHigh]

6 More Mondays!!!

[J. Hightower @MsJHigh]

School officially starts tomorrow for the county I called home for the last 5 years. I’ve had parents calling and texting looking for me. I’ve had students find me. If I did nothing else I made an impact on their hearts. That’s a job well done for me. This school year, I rest.

[J. Hightower @MsJHigh]

As the 25 - 26 school year approaches…I’m in a “different” space. For the 1st time in a decade I’m not feeling the mix of anxiety, dread and excitement. It’s weird but I’m ok! Good Luck to all the Educators out there this year!!!

[J. Hightower @MsJHigh]

Today STES students participated in State Rep. Kim Schofield’s Pledge 🇺🇸 project. Our 📺 debut will be soon on WANF, Atlanta News First! @FultonCoSchools @NPorter17 @aplatimore

[J. Hightower @MsJHigh]

We started our IB Unit w/an activity where scholars had to figure out our Central Idea. They received the central idea cut into pieces and had to form a statement that made sense and connected to the word “adaptation”. They came up with some good ones. This was fun 😊

[J. Hightower @MsJHigh]

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[Stonewall Tell ES @StonewallTell]

Legacy of Excellence Awards 2024: Congratulations to TOTY Ms. Hightower, and POTY Mr. Grimsley. Today we celebrate you! @nporter17 @aplatimore

[edutopia @edutopia]

From @borywrites: Many Black educators agree that too often today’s best-selling novels offer a limited, even cramped, perspective.

Here are some alternatives to consider, recommended by English and literacy teacher @heymrsbond, librarian @Boss_Librarian, and others:

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[Hillbilly Hippy @BrendamHBhippy]

@heymrsbond

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Remember what matters most!

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

This! 🧡

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

This! 🙌
🌐 https://t.co/leSsDUnQAd

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

So true! 🙌

[J. Hightower @MsJHigh]

Looking for mentorship as an adult is soo weird. As an Educator who do you look to for guidance? And how do you find them?

[J. Hightower @MsJHigh]

My time as the Academics Teacher for Summer Camp is OVER!!! Summer Break Starts NOOOOOW!!!! 😅

[J. Hightower @MsJHigh]

I’m not waking up at 4 anymore because I’ve shut the alarm off. However waking up at 5:30 NATURALLY during Summer Break is CRAZY. My body won’t let me sleep until 10 for NOTHING! 🤦🏾‍♀️

[J. Hightower @MsJHigh]

A good genuine friend told me “Getting into positions of power don’t change who you are… they REVEAL who you are”

[Gerard Latimore @gklatimore]

@StonewallTell @thatsmeMrsRabb @WykenaGriggs229 @TeacherNikki918 @loves_education @AimeeMi71007785 @MusicLottk @WoodruffTeaches @MsJHigh

[Ms. Amy Long @amybytheton]

It was so cool to gather together as a school to view the solar eclipse! 🌙 Students will remember this for many years to come! @NPorter17 @aplatimore @MsJHigh #SolarEclipse2024

[J. Hightower @MsJHigh]

@loves_education @StonewallTell @STEMSLC Love this!!!

[J. Hightower @MsJHigh]

2024 has come with a lesson that seems to be telling me to uproot…and I’m open to it.