You Didn’t Choose That Meeting. You Do Choose What Comes Next
The Stoics weren’t optimists — they were realists with a very specific strategy. Here’s how their dichotomy of control applies to the impossible days in teaching.
“So much of what happens during a school day is beyond your control. Keep your eyes on the levers you can actually pull.” - Why Edify Guy
That meeting this morning—the one that added three more things to your already-impossible list—you didn’t choose that.
But what you do with the next twenty minutes is yours. The Stoics weren’t optimists. They didn’t believe everything works out. They believed you have a small circle of control inside a large circle of chaos—and the whole practice is learning to work that small circle well.
In teaching, that circle feels smaller than in most jobs. Which means the practice matters more, not less.
The STRONG Framework is built for that small circle. → The STRONG Core
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