No matter how big or small, there are moments where we could all use a little grace.
This Teacher’s 3-Word System To Help Students Through ‘Bad Days’ Is Empathy At It’s Finest
‘Did you notice the lunches packed with everyone’s favorite foods, the sink empty from last night, the clothes folded and put away?’: Mom shares reminder ‘tell her you appreciate her’
“She did it. Because she is mom, and she does everything, and sometimes that not-noticing hurts her soul.”
‘I walked away from my job and my $64,000 salary.’: Teacher of 11 years explains ‘difficult’ decision to quit amid reopening crisis
“I knew it was time for me to leave education when I no longer cared about society’s automatic response: ‘What about the children?’ And if you know me, or engaged with me for all of 5 minutes, then you’d know I cared more about my students than some of their parents. They were the only joy I found, when the politics of the education industry became burdensome.”
‘I’m never going to be who I was before he died. Nor do I want to. And that’s OKAY.’: Woman shares recovery story after grieving husband’s death, ‘I know he’s happy for us’
“Someone told me I’d grieve FOREVER, so that’s what I believed.”
I Got The New Covid Variant—Here’s What Happened
“I made it until July 2021 without contracting COVID-19, and then I caught it at a family BBQ on the Fourth of July.”
‘I know this, I just don’t know how to get YOU to know.’ I could see how difficult it was for her.’: 3 women become teachers together, ‘We are raising the future’
“Our parents were raised in different countries which didn’t carry out the same educational system. We realized we’d like to change that for FUTURE generations.”
‘Mommy, I made a teacher cry today.’: Mom shares daughter’s touching act of kindness for classmate with Tourette’s syndrome
“She continued, ‘There’s a boy in my class with Tourette’s syndrome. Everyone laughs because he does weird things. Today, he fell to the ground, one of the things he does. I looked around and all these kids were laughing, so I walked up to him and laid down with him.’ The ugly tears started flowing.”
‘Your baby has a significant limb discrepancy.’ I wanted to hide my pregnancy. I didn’t talk about the baby.’: Mom shares journey with ‘suffocating’ postpartum depression
“After the news, I withdrew. I felt trapped, suffocated by own body, my own thoughts. These were NOT the feelings I imagined having as a mother.”
‘DON’T let it hurt him like it did your brother.’ I can still smell the hospital and hear him cry. My son would be SUCCESSFUL.’: Sister of brother with autism becomes single mom to special needs son
“I had a front-row seat to how the world treated my brother. I knew how cruel the system could be. He was constantly told he could not achieve his goals and desires, but he told the world, ‘Just watch me.’”
‘Before she died, I promised I’d be the best teacher I could. We had no idea how our life would unfold.’: Teacher turns special needs advocate after birthing son with Down Syndrome
“I felt like I let Mrs. Fisher down. But what felt like devastation soon turned into a new passion, one fueled by an even greater source of love — my son.”
