A PINK SHIRT DAY with LASTING IMPACT
Okay, the truth is that creating an in-school Pink Shirt Day with lasting impact is tough. Yet, the day does offer the opportunity to warm up a school’s social climate. The most effective way to combat bullying is from the inside – through student input...
Three Tips for Teachers to Start off This School Year Right!
Dearest teachers, I am one of you. Having taught in public school for over ten years full-time, I understand teaching. This year, more than ever, you need to know that You Got This!!! You know your job and you will just do the best you can, right? In this post,...
A Self-Care HAPPY HOUR on June 25th
The school year is almost over and teachers and parents and kids are TIRED!!!! I know because I’ve been with you throughout the year. I’ve connected with you at your school, at conferences, online, and in life and you’ve told me! You’ve cried...
Pink Shirt Day beyond just wearing pink
It’s all good and fine to wear Pink as a community. Yet, on Pink Shirt Day 2020 there is so much more a school can do to teach about bullying and to improve students’ social behaviour. After all, wearing pink doesn’t actually make us kind! Bullying...
Teaching is so Lonely!
Last week I gave a workshop on Mindful Self-Care and started by asking the following question: Isn’t teaching so lonely? Heads nodded! I sensed the relief flooding the room – this is going to get real! Nobody ever talks about how lonely teaching is. In...
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Hello! It’s Jodi, founder of Imperative Education. You know, ever since I can remember I’ve been interested in how people communicate… how relationships are formed. At McGill University, I studied Communications so that I could take this focus from intuition to fact, and from serious interest to passion. I decided to become a teacher, like so many, to make a difference and that initial goal hasn’t paled at all throughout the years
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