Joshua Cooper

Husband to Cassie, Father to Chloe, Caydon, Caleb, and Colton.

[GASSP @GASSP]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from theBoard of Directors of GASSP! We hope all of our educational leaders take the time to enjoy family, friends, and this season of Hope for us all! ⭐️✨🎄🎄🎄

[Joshua Cooper @josh_cooper30]

@GASSP @Curt_Miller30 Need to find out more about that Glide app.

[Joshua Cooper @josh_cooper30]

@BTTYPrincipal @GASSP Enjoyed listening to you yesterday. I always appreciate the enthusiasm and energy you bring!

[Joshua Cooper @josh_cooper30]

What an awesome #fallgassp conference in Savannah! I love the professional development opportunities and relationships this organization provides!

[Joshua Cooper @josh_cooper30]

@HailStateStool This can’t be real.

[Joshua Cooper @josh_cooper30]

Worth the read…

[Jacob Turner @TheJacobTurner]

They cut @MikeTrout.

The greatest baseball player of our generation.

The story you have never heard and the lesson to learn:

Back in 2008, I was a high school junior.

I was an up-and-coming baseball player and my first big break was an invitation to the USA baseball team trials.

You see each year USA Baseball brings in 100+ of the best baseball players in the country to try out for the 18u national team.

That year, USA Baseball had arranged for two players each to stay with a host family.

My roommate was a player named, Mike Trout.

Mike had incredible athleticism but was from the Northeast so he didn't come into the event on the "hype train" like some of the top prospects from California, Texas, and Florida did.

We both performed well at the event and made it to the final stage of the trials.

Here USA Baseball chose the final 18 players for the national team.

Mike didn't make those final 18 players.

Fast forward 15 years and Mike is the best player of a generation. A surefire Hall of Famer and arguably one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

Funny, how life works sometimes.

Look the lesson we can all learn from this is life is full of things that are outside of our control.

You will be told no.
You will suffer adversity.
You will face disappointment.

Accept it as part of your journey.

My friends, we focus far too much on the end destination and completely miss the beauty in the journey.

The come up, the adversity, and the struggle are what you will talk about one day.

It makes the destination worth striving for.

So, the next time you face a setback, remember Mike's story.

[Brian Mendler @BrianMendler]

There is no such thing as a “behavior problem” kid in school. Behaviors are never the problem. They are always solutions to problems. #education #teachers #backtoschool #thatonekid

[Brian Mendler @BrianMendler]

Be respectful to kids even if they are disrespectful back. Be kind to kids even if they are unkind back. Smile at kids even if they don’t smile back. Say good morning to kids even if they don’t say it back. Add yours 👇.
#edchat #thatonekid #kidsdeserveit

[Joshua Cooper @josh_cooper30]

There are those who teach and those who support those who teach. It’s more important now than ever that those of us who support teachers STEP UP!

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

In 2018, more teachers resigned from the profession than any other year.

In 2019, that number was surpassed.

In 2020, again, surpassed.

2021, yet again, SURPASSED!

2022, you guessed it!

Teaching was bad before the pandemic…now it’s UNSUSTAINABLE.

[Joshua Cooper @josh_cooper30]

It’s critical that we support teachers now more than ever.

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

In 2018, more teachers left the profession than any other year prior.

A year later, 2019, that number was surpassed.

In 2020, that record was again surpassed.

In 2021, AGAIN.

It’s rarely spoken of as the emergency it is. Teaching is simply an unsustainable career for many.

[Mano Watsa @manowatsa]

You cannot control all the circumstances that come our way.

But you can control how you respond to it.

Grow your mental toughness by being mindful of how you're responding in any given moment.

[Joshua Cooper @josh_cooper30]

Best of the best!

[Bryan County Schools @BryanCoSchools]

The Bryan County Board of Education has been named one of three finalists for Georgia School Board Association's Governance Team of the Year! https://t.co/93XLm4mA8b

[Joshua Cooper @josh_cooper30]

@AJax_019 Happy Birthday to one of my all-time favorites!

[Joshua Cooper @josh_cooper30]

@BrianMendler Have great lessons planned.

[Brian Mendler @BrianMendler]

#Teachers with few behavior issues have the following in common:
1. Rarely gets offended.
2. Starts every day with a clean slate.
3. Talks w kids before/after class.
4. Considers de-esclation a win.
5. Doesn’t need the last word.
Add yours 👇
#ThatOneKid #edchat

[RHMS @RichmondHillMS]

Thank you RHMS PTSO and Johnson & Affiliates Real Estate Group for the Holiday Lunch! #WeAreRHMS

[Joshua Cooper @josh_cooper30]

So proud of @KristyOSako and @BSoash for the job they did at @GASSP sharing the amazing things that are happening @RichmondHillMS

[Joshua Cooper @josh_cooper30]

#reluctantunity #imsorryKirby #GODAWGS @KirbySmartUGA

[Elizabeth Bennett @ebennett16]

Celebrating Unity Day, 2022 with my favorite team of APs.

Unity means coming together even if it you have to wear a Clemson shirt #WearOrange #unityday22.

[Joshua Cooper @josh_cooper30]

@The_LitAdvocate @CamronJ27168065 @RHHSFootball My boy!!!!

[RHMS @RichmondHillMS]

We had an amazing turn out for Open House!
We are excited to welcome all of our Wildcats on Tuesday August 2! Click here to watch the video recap of the night: https://t.co/FfSm1EuY04 #WeAreRHMS