If We Are Positive and Ignore the Negative, Teaching and Learning Will Thrive, Right?

In this episode, we look at why ignoring what teachers are really thinking and feeling in the name of being unwaveringly “positive” can actually undermine school culture and create a toxic work environment. Listen in as we unpack why our collective efficacy requires school leaders to leave space for faculty to express negative feelings and talk about what’s not working in our schools. Follow on Twitter: @paul_emerich @a_rebora @ascd @ILascd @MASCD @iowaASCD @TXASCD @ASCDConf @scASCD @bamradionetwork @jonharper70bd Paul Emerich France is a National Board Certified Teacher, keynote speaker, and education consultant. He is the author of two books, Reclaiming Personalized Learning and Humanizing Distance Learning, and his work has been featured in numerous publications, such as Edutopia, EdSurge, ASCD’s Educational Leadership, and Learning Forward’s The Learning Professional. You can learn more about Paul at

You can listen to If We Are Positive and Ignore the Negative, Teaching and Learning Will Thrive, Right? online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

If We Are Positive and Ignore the Negative, Teaching and Learning Will Thrive, Right? is an episode from ASCD Learn Teach Lead Radio by BAM Radio Network - The Twitterati Channel.

This episode is 9:04 long.

This episode was published on Oct 25, 2021.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from ASCD Learn Teach Lead Radio when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.