Hello there,
Sometimes we experience certain things in the work that we do and some could leave a sweet or bitter taste in our mouth.
That was the case with Lindsey. Lindsey was fresh from the teacher’s school with energy and vibe to take over the world as an educator little did she know what to befall her.
In her words, she wrote :
Fourteen years ago, I was a first year teacher in a small town in Central Indiana. As a 23-year-old brand new teacher, I came out of college like any other young professional: ready to take on the world and make a difference in the lives of students. What I didn't consider were all of the things that Teacher School didn't prepare me for. And as I navigated the complex world of education, I realized that there was more to being a teacher than I ever could have imagined.
Eight months into my career, I found myself unsafe in a school for a single day, in potential danger at the hands of a student with whom I thought I had a "good" relationship. And in that one day, and the evening that followed, I experienced what has been the most transformative and defining series of events of my entire professional career.
This weekend, I had the opportunity of interviewing Lindsey who recently wrote a book titled Throwing Rocks
I encourage you to watch it.
Questions asked were but not limited to what her thoughts are about the event, what would she advise teachers to do and how she bounced back.
I encourage you to listen to her speak in this video.
It is because of what happened that day, and in the decade since that, I have pushed teachers and students both to allow themselves to see one another as they truly are: fellow human beings. It is my mission that all teachers and students work and attend school in a place that wants this for them because the connections among human beings are the beginning of ensuring that no one ever feels like they are alone in a school or anywhere else.
Cheers to the new week.
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