STRONG Teacher Newsletter
Why You Started
It's okay to recalibrate.
Why Edify Podcast
Push Through Is Not a Strategy
"Just push through" is the worst advice in education. Here's what Epictetus figured out 2,000 years ago — and why it matters on your hardest teaching days.
Strong Teacher Pep Talk
You Don’t Need a New Career. You Need a Better Tuesday.
Here’s what that actually looks like for teachers who are tired of big promises and small results.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
The Worst Advice You'll Hear This Month
February's loudest advice is "just push through." It's also the worst. Here's a 2,000-year-old Stoic framework for choosing where your limited energy actually belongs.
Strong Teacher
The 60-Second Reset: Why Micro-Transitions Might Be the Most Underrated Teaching Survival Skill
Your brain carries every period change into the next one. It's called attention residue — and it's why 2pm feels impossible. Here's a 60-second micro-transition practice backed by neuroscience.
AI for STRONG Teachers
Where Are You With AI? (And Why Starting Here Matters)
The AI for STRONG Teachers Course is alive and growing in the STRONG Teachers Lounge. Here's an update on the newest addition.
Why Edify Podcast
The 5 Real Causes of Teacher Burnout (And What Actually Helps)
Let's talk about the five real causes of teacher burnout—not the ones people want to talk about, but the ones that are actually burning you out.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
The Teacher’s 30-Second Classroom Management Fix
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
Kaizen: The Japanese Practice That Can Save Your Teaching Career (Without Burning It Down First)
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.
Weekly Report
When a Student Says "I Can't"
Are we accommodating student anxiety or making it worse? Explore the tension between removing obstacles and building capacity to handle hard things.
Weekly Report
Teaching on Autopilot: How to Reconnect Mid-Year
Combat mid-year teacher burnout by reconnecting with students. Three research-backed strategies for presence and relationships when routines feel stale.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
Slow Is Smooth
Discover why slowing down leads to smoother teaching. This STRONG Teacher Newsletter features slow productivity strategies, reflective prompts, a book spotlight, and an invitation to join the Winter Reset series inside The STRONG Teacher’s Lounge.