STRONG Teacher Newsletter
The Power of Boring
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
Classroom Management Without Yelling: The Stoic Teacher Approach
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.
The STRONG Year
New Year Goal Setting for Students: Teaching Kaizen Instead of Resolutions
There’s a better way to teach goal-setting. And it starts with rejecting resolutions entirely.
The STRONG Year
Teacher Burnout Prevention: How to Manage Your Energy (Not Just Your Time)
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.
Strong Teacher
Building The STRONG Year in Public: February Module Nearly Done
Here's another STRONG Teacher update. February is almost complete in The STRONG Year.
The STRONG Year
Second Semester Planning for Teachers: The 80/20 Approach to Mid-Year Assessment and Adjustment
Here’s the truth: You don’t need to fix everything. You need to fix the right things.
Strong Teacher
How to Reset Your Classroom After Winter Break: The 3-Day Re-Entry Protocol
The truth: January doesn't have to feel this hard. But it requires acknowledging reality and planning accordingly.
Strong Teacher
Building The STRONG Year: A Month-by-Month Journey Starts with January
How to be an excellent teacher without destroying yourself: Building The STRONG Year, a month-by-month framework grounded in Stoicism, Ikigai, and Kaizen.
Strong Teacher
Why Your Teaching Goals Fail (And How to Fix Them with Implementation Intentions)
Are you still grading at 9 PM? Checking email on weekends? Learn the science-backed if-then strategy that makes sustainable teaching habits automatic.
Teacher Self-Care
Why Self-Care Advice Fails Teachers (And What Actually Works)
Self-care advice for teachers fails because it treats burnout as a personal problem, not a systems problem. Here’s why gratitude and wellness practices only work when you build the foundation first—and how the STRONG Framework creates sustainable teaching.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
One Meaningful Goal
A quote, a practice, and permission to choose one meaningful goal.
teacher tips
My One Word for 2025: Overskud
Discover why 'One Word Intentions' work better than New Year's resolutions, and learn about Overskud—a Danish concept for building surplus energy. Plus free resources for using One Word with students.