Thank you @KaraffaAlyssa for going above & beyond for our school community. Your dedication to improving the quality of education & enhancing the experience of students, families, & staff does not go unnoticed. We are so grateful!
Autonomy is a basic human need.
A pile of evidence shows that people w/ autonomy on the job are happier & more productive.
Undoing 18 months of pandemic-inspired autonomy & replacing it with control is a recipe for corporate stagnation & human misery.
https://t.co/c6NbEcuYdQ
Last year, state assessments were cancelled.
Number of times our teachers have wished they had that data to help inform their instruction this year: 0
Do with that information what you will.
@SterlingSimmon6 Maybe try to race the clock for getting packed up and spend time connecting if done in reasonable time without too much promoting. But definitely dig into the resistance... problems on the way home...? At home? Might be hard for a 5 YO to express.
@SterlingSimmon6 Have the child help you set & pick a sound for 5 minute warning on your phone. Laminated visual checklist where the child moves a clothespin after each task. “I wish we could hang out here together all evening, but I need to ___ and you need to ___!”
@Maire_from_NJ I had a different opportunity come along after my 4th year and left for 4-5 years (though I *was* burned out). Never intended to return. Here I am 14 years later, and it has been a great joy.