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How many times have you said Someday I am going to take up a new hobby? Someday I am going to travel? Well, in the Iler home we have a...

I prefer rough drafts. I love the crossing out, the additions, the edits, the sloppy handwriting, the scratched out misspelled words, and...

Cell phone ringers, alarms for zoom meetings, notifications on social media, video game updates, safeguarding websites for children’s...

Do you remember when you would have a long night out with friends and you would say to the waiter “I want to close my tab. It’s time to...

“Relationships before rigor, grace before grades, patience before programs, love before lessons.” —Dr. Brad Johnson. Dr. Johnson is one...

We recently asked our daughters what the meaning of synchronous is. They confidently responded “Synchronous is time on Zoom and...

Have you ever heard the token phrases “Practice what you preach” “A dose of your own medicine” “Don’t be hasty with your words” Well, I...

Last Monday night, I was ready to throw in the towel. I had spent a long day of teaching on zoom. I had given assessments via digital...

“The world is round, and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.” - Ivy Baker Priest In our household, we have...

We recently celebrated the 100th Day of School. If you are a fellow elementary school teacher, you know that this is a landmark day each...

As an adult, as a parent, as a teacher for 20 years, I have found that I have been dating myself lately, talking about how different...

In this time, let’s truly put children first in education. Above all mandates and charges, let’s pledge to provide love and trust in

I have seen children be more resilient in the past 3 weeks than I have seen in my 19 years of teaching.

How do I create that safe and loving environment where my students felt empowered to take risks? Society, I ask you to bestow grace on....