The STRONG Year
You’re standing there trying to decide—do you address this as a behavior problem or something else? And you’re exhausted, and February has already been hard, and you just need the class to function for the next 37 minutes.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
Teacher burnout doesn’t need dramatic overhauls. It needs Kaizen: one 30-second classroom improvement, repeated. Here’s how small changes save careers.
Strong Teacher
You don’t need a teaching overhaul. Kaizen—the Japanese practice of continuous small improvement—can save your career one tiny change at a time.
AI for STRONG Teachers
I'm building something I wish had existed when I first started exploring AI as an educator: a course that helps teachers use AI thoughtfully, sustainably, and in ways that actually align with their values.
The STRONG Year
And here’s what most teacher wellness advice gets wrong: It treats energy like it’s unlimited. Like, if you just had better time management or a better morning routine or a more positive mindset, you’d have enough energy for everything.
Teaching
When we remove every uncomfortable situation for anxious students, we might be making things worse. The difference between accommodation and avoidance matters.
Weekly Report
Are we accommodating student anxiety or making it worse? Explore the tension between removing obstacles and building capacity to handle hard things.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
Teaching in February feels like Groundhog Day. Same routines, same struggles. But here’s the truth: excellence comes from boring things done repeatedly.
Why Edify Podcast
Learn 3 Stoic philosophy practices to manage your classroom without yelling. Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus offer ancient wisdom for modern teachers. Research-backed strategies you can use this week.
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The STRONG Year
There’s a better way to teach goal-setting. And it starts with rejecting resolutions entirely.
The STRONG Year
Here’s the truth: Teaching is an inherently energy-depleting profession. You spend six to eight hours a day regulating other people’s emotions, making hundreds of micro-decisions, performing cognitive and physical labor simultaneously, and operating in a state of constant vigilance.