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Highkey Relationship Building

by Laura Steinbrink, posted in Education

Teaching during a pandemic presents a lot of problems for educators to face and solve daily, and clearly I haven't solved the problem of posting regularly since the 2020-21 school year began. However, as we ended the week before the holiday break, I realized that there was something I could share that would benefit teachers both online and those teaching face to face. Something that wouldn't be overwhelming because we already have it in our toolboxes, although it occasionally falls behind other tools and is temporarily forgotten.

Your Story Matters. Here’s Mine.

by Laura Steinbrink, posted in Education

From the time I became very aware of what my parents did for a living, I firmly decided that I did not want to follow in their educational footsteps. They worked too hard for too little compensation for all the time and effort they spent on their work, students, and school. They were outstanding educators (my dad retired as an elementary principal, and my mom retired as a psychological examiner for an educational cooperative). In college, as I considered my major area of study and degree options, Dad pointed out that careers define where we live.