Author: Dr. Alexandra Laing
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Let’s Provide Teachers Sabbaticals
By: Alexandra Laing, first published in ASCD’s EL Magazine February 1, 2024 | Volume 81 | Number 5 I’ll never forget the moment I hit “send” on the organization-wide email that started with, “This is the job I’ve always wanted, yet it’s not the right job for me at this time.” I…
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In a Moment of Crisis*
*Trigger Warning: This post discusses gun violence in schools. Teacher is a special brand of human. I remember the exact day and moment when I was in high school and I decided I wanted to be a teacher; when I decided I wanted to impact kids and make a difference.…
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Writing is Hard, but I Wasn’t Trying to Misbehave.
There is not a single student that has walked into my class with the intention of being difficult. Not a single one. I firmly believe that kids don’t come into a class hoping to misbehave, that teachers intend to be the change they want to see, and that leaders got…
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The First Impression
I grew up in the desert of Las Vegas. I took this picture on a trip home a few years ago, and it reminds me of the many ways the desert is beautiful. It’s wide and expansive with boulders that seem to have fallen out of the sky, dust for…
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Just 1 Thing
There’s a game that I’ve played before and undoubtedly will play again when I find myself sitting around a table with family or friends called, “Just One Thing.” It always begins with the same question no matter who is at the table. “If you could only have one food for…
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My Best Ever
A Reflection Protocol People know my walk. It is quick and staccatoed, intentioned and direct. I don’t slow down for the chuckle with my colleague but instead smile and laugh without breaking stride. I get so much done with this walk. But it confines me, forcing me into a constant…
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