Weekly Report

Let It Be

This week, I want to offer something simple: permission to let it settle. No planning yet. No pressure. Just time and space to come back to yourself.

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If you’re feeling a little disoriented as the school year fades out — that’s okay. June can be a strange blend of relief, exhaustion, and uncertainty.

This week, I want to offer something simple: permission to let it settle. No planning yet. No pressure. Just time and space to come back to yourself.

Why Edify Spotlight

This week, I’m sharing two new pieces that invite reflection, rest, and practical inspiration:

✍️ Article: “Shanna Martin Shares Earned Wisdom”

In this new conversation, Shanna Martin offers honest insights on classroom management, meaningful tech integration, and podcasting as a tool for reflection and growth. Her wisdom is both practical and grounding.

🎙️ Podcast: “Flip-Flops and Sunshine – A Summer Reset for Educators”

This solo episode is a warm reminder that rest is productive — and that summer offers space for intentional reset, not rushed reinvention.

Happier

Pause before planning.

This time of year can bring a strange kind of urgency — the need to fill the space. But joy rarely comes from a checklist.

Instead of diving into what’s next, try creating a “let it be” list. Ask: What can I allow to rest? What can wait without consequence?

When you pause before you plan, you make room for joy to return naturally, not forcefully.

Healthier

Your nervous system needs a break.

Even if your calendar is finally empty, your body may still be holding the tension of months of vigilance, structure, and output.

Give yourself the gift of intentional slowing down. That might look like:

Breathing in for 4, out for 6.
Sitting outside without your phone.
Letting your shoulders drop, again and again.

These micro-moments of softness help rewire the stress your body has been carrying. Let your body know: it’s safe now.

Stronger

Not all clarity comes from action.

As teachers, we’re used to solving, responding, preparing. But what if the best preparation for the next season of teaching isn’t action — it’s reflection?

This week, don’t plan your classroom or your curriculum. Instead, write down this one question:

What do I want more of in my teaching life?

Leave it open. Let it marinate. You don’t need the answer right now — only the courage to ask.

Reflection Question

What does rest look like for you — not what you’ve been told it “should” be?

Let this question guide your rhythms, not your guilt.

🎵 Teacher Commuter Playlist - Trippin on You by the John Butler Trio

Five Things to Try

Unplug one day this week. Choose a day to stay off school email and social media. Let your brain breathe.
Do nothing… on purpose. Sit, walk, stare, rest. No input. No outcome. Just be.
Start a “settling in” journal. Not for goals — just to notice how you feel as summer unfolds.
Delay the next thing. If you're tempted to dive into fall prep, hit pause. Wait a few days.
Name your current season. Not just "summer break." Maybe it's “Recovery.” “Rediscovery.” “Reset.” Let that word guide your rhythm.

You don’t have to be productive right now. You just have to be present. Let your mind and body return to stillness. From that quiet space, something good will rise — in its own time.

With gratitude,

Jeremy

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