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.
Why Edify Podcast
What 33 Years in the Same Classroom Taught Me About Staying
Running on empty but still showing up? Dan Tricarico—The Zen Teacher—shares what 33 years in the same classroom taught him about sustainable teaching, subtraction, and why you have more power than you think.
Education
Emotional Labor in Teaching: The Science Behind Your Exhaustion
Teachers perform emotional labor at rates comparable to therapists—without the support. Here's what the science says, and three ways to start protecting yourself.
Teaching
Nobody Told You This Was Part of the Job
Teaching isn't just lessons and grades. Emotional labor is real, it's exhausting, and it's time we named it—plus three ways to start managing it.
The STRONG Year
Mid-Year Routine Reset: Fix February Fade Without Starting Over
Here's what most teachers get wrong about mid-year routine breakdown: They assume students are choosing to be sloppy. That they're testing boundaries or being deliberately difficult.
The STRONG Year
Building Classroom Community in February: Two-Minute Connections
Your classroom feels transactional. You give directions, they follow them (or don't). You assign work, they complete it (or don't). Everyone is just going through the motions until the bell rings. What do you do?
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
What If You Just... Stopped for a Minute
Your brain doesn't shift between tasks as fast as your schedule demands. Here's a 60-second micro-transition practice that can change your whole afternoon.
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.
The STRONG Year
Creating Engagement in February: The Micro-Milestone Method
You look at the calendar. Spring break is 6 weeks away. That might as well be 6 years. There’s nothing to work toward. No holidays. No breaks. No "classroom community" energy.
The STRONG Year
February Behavior Management: Understanding Dysregulation vs. Defiance
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
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.