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How Far Are You Willing to Go to Be a ‘Good Teacher’ and How Far Is Too Far?

“I really wanted to be a ‘good teacher’ so I said yes to almost every request just to get approval.” At the heart of it all was the feeling...

7:19Aug 2, 2021

Pandemic Lesson 3: The Single Best Response When Virtual School Isn’t Working

I’ve made many mistakes while overseeing pandemic learning in my district. Among them, I’ve found that too often I jump to hasty conclusions...

727:00Mar 4, 2021

Pandemic Lesson #2: I Pushed My Teachers Too Hard; In Fact, I Pushed Some Over the Edge

I was eager to catch up and move our teachers and school forward despite the ongoing pandemic. Regretfully, I was out of touch with what my...

Feb 8, 2021

What I Learned From the Mistake I Made During Pandemic Teaching and Learning

I had been teaching for over 30 years and thought I had seen it all. Then the pandemic hit and I discovered that I was uniquely ill-prepared...

Jan 30, 2021

I Learned That Communication Is Better Than Control

Keeping control of the classroom is essential. Join us as Paul shares how he learned firsthand that communication is superior to control in...

9:15Sep 3, 2019

My Teacher Found a Way to Reach Me...

Sharing your story helps your students connect with you; however, our guest held back and as a result, damaged the relationship with a stude...

11:00Aug 29, 2019

What Could Classroom Teachers Possibly Learn From Non-Teachers?

So I tweeted, 'There are a lot of people who have never been a classroom teacher telling teachers what to do." I expected a lot of agreement...

9:55Jun 8, 2019

I Had a Fixed Mindset about Grading and It Hurt My Student

I brought so many assumptions about teaching into my classroom and one day I saw how one of those assumptions hurt one of my students. Follo...

11:03May 28, 2019

My Student Warned Me, I Did Not Listen

I was so focused on my lesson and my agenda that I failed to heed a student's need for help. Follow: @jonHarper70bd @baldRoberts @bamradione...

10:59May 13, 2019

I Assumed Fathers Were Not Interested In Their Kids Schooling

I was ignorant and I assumed that dads didn't want to come to school to support their kid's education. Then I met Jason. Follow: @jonHarper7...

10:59Apr 20, 2019

I Thought I Was Only There to Support Students

I learned the hard way that my job extended beyond providing support for students. I eventually realized that I'm part of a team. Follow: @j...

10:11Mar 10, 2019

I Was Afraid of A Student, So I Did Not Give Him My Best

When a new student changed the social dynamic in my class, took the easy way out. Follow: @jonHarper70bd @froehlichmandy @bamradionetwork Ma...

10:39Feb 25, 2019

I Am a Teacher, I Expected to Do Much Better

I thought I was ready for my first presentation. I expected to do well, but I didn't. Follow: @jonHarper70bd @TaraMartinEDU @bamradionetwork...

10:15Feb 19, 2019

I Was Overzealous: This Tough Lesson Taught Me to Meet People Where They Are

I was so excited about what I had just learned and couldn't wait to share the ideas with my peers and staff. However, I discovered that ther...

9:07Jan 26, 2019

I Left My Compassion at the Classroom Door and Discouraged a Student

I was inflexible, detached, and demanded compliance from my students until crushed a student's vision for her future. Follow: @jonHarper70bd...

9:58Jan 5, 2019

I Didn't Want to Show Weakness, So I Ignored My Internal Cues

I was feeling deep dissonance, but I wasn't acknowledging that I needed to make a change. I eventually hit a tipping point. Follow: @jonHarp...

9:46Dec 3, 2018

I Failed to Recognize That Every Family Matters

I was trying to do the right thing, but in the process, I mishandled a parent Follow: @jonHarper70bd @ProvenPrincipal @bamradionetwork Natha...

11:10Nov 3, 2018

I Mishandled a Conflict with My Colleague

Instead of confronting the conflict with my colleague, I essentially withdrew my support and stopped collaborating. Follow: @jonHarper70bd @...

10:12Oct 28, 2018

I Did the Right Things, but I Felt Guilty

I'm constantly feeling guilty about not having the perfectly balanced life. Follow: @jonHarper70bd @mmnixon73@bamradionetwork Dr. Melissa Ni...

10:40Oct 24, 2018

I Was Unsupportive of My School Leadership

I'm in leadership now and I understand more clearly how unsupportive I was when I was not. Follow: @jonHarper70bd fastcrayon @bamradionetwor...

10:23Oct 14, 2018

I Shamed a Student in Front of the Entire Class

Sometimes when we feel drained, our worst reactions surface. On this day, I felt disrespected and I mishandled my student. Follow: @jonHarpe...

10:09Oct 10, 2018

I Thought I Knew What Was Happening: I Was Clueless

I punished a veteran teacher for missing a professional development session. I thought I understood what was happening. I didn't. Follow: @j...

10:49Sep 29, 2018

I Judged, Labeled, and Gave Up On a Student: I Was Wrong

When one of my students refused to take an advanced course, I lost faith in him and expressed it. I realized later how my response impacted...

10:09Sep 22, 2018

Wrestling with Me, My Feelings, and Self Doubt

I struggle with self-doubt, worry, and fear. I haven't been able to overcome these, but here's what I've learned about how to manage them. F...

8:05Sep 1, 2018

I Mastered Starting Things, But Too Often Failed to Finish

I was trying to do so many things at once that I became known as the guy who often didn't deliver what he promised. Follow: @jonHarper70bd @...

10:16Aug 18, 2018

I Thought I Was Okay Until I Blew Up with Our New Principal

I was always the youngest teacher in my school and the other teachers seemed to have it all together. I wanted my peers to think that I was...

10:42Aug 5, 2018

I Was Too Focused on "Appearing" to Be a Great Teacher

I was always the youngest teacher in my school and the other teachers seemed to have it all together. I wanted my peers to think that I was...

8:27Jul 30, 2018

I Failed to Make My Expectations Clear, and It Got Ugly

I didn't take the time to build relationships and set expectations which led to a big disconnect with my team. Follow: @jonHarper70bd @Sanee...

9:45Jul 23, 2018

I Thought My Job Was To Support Students, Not Teachers

It's all about the kiddos, right? I was devastated when I didn't get promoted because I put students first. Eventually, I saw the light. Fol...

8:59Jul 15, 2018

Defiant Student: I Won the Power Struggle, But Lost the Relationship

When my student became defiant, I decided to put him in his place. I thought I won the power struggle. I didn't. Follow: @jonHarper70bd @MrH...

8:52Jul 8, 2018

I Made a Big Thing Out of a Small Thing

I'm a pretty easy going guy who typically doesn't sweat the small stuff, but on this day I did. Follow: @jonHarper70bd @bkulak11 @bamradione...

9:40Jun 23, 2018

I Was Hearing, But I Wasn't Listening to the Voices That Mattered

I was a superintendent elected to lead. I considered my election a mandate and chose not to listen to those who didn't vote for me. This was...

8:13Jun 9, 2018

Listening to Understand Instead of Listening to Respond

The conflict with my colleague spun out of control because I was more focused on making my point than hearing what she had experienced. Foll...

8:23May 26, 2018

I Took Disciplinary Action with a Student that Was Too Extreme

I may have profoundly changed a student's life, but not for the better. I believe I was overly punitive. Follow: @jonHarper70bd @Joshua__Sta...

9:19May 19, 2018

I Was Trying to Prove Myself, But I Came Off As Insecure

I was so focused on trying to prove myself that I didn't see how I was impacting how my peers and administrators perceived my actions. Follo...

8:47May 12, 2018

I Loved Teaching, But I Let Others Define Success for Me

I gave up doing what I loved to chase success on other people's terms. Finally, I realized that I needed to pursue what I am meant to do. Fo...

9:24Apr 28, 2018

I Made a Flip Comment to a Veteran Teacher, Bad Move

I was a new teacher, a young teacher, and new to the school when I made a comment that changed everything. Follow: @jonHarper70bd @AndrewSha...

9:53Apr 21, 2018

I Failed to Bring Others to the Table When It Mattered Most

We often talk about the importance of getting buy-in on school programs and projects. I didn't get that memo. Follow: @jonHarper70bd @derekr...

10:01Apr 17, 2018

I Walked in with My Clipboard: I Forgot What It Was like to...

I've been on the other side of teacher evaluations, but I found myself doing the very things I detested when I became an instructional techn...

9:06Apr 7, 2018

I Allowed Unresolved Issues to Accumulate, Then Boom...

I discovered that unresolved issues can have, and explosive impact if left to fester. Follow: @jonHarper70bd @French@bamradionetwork Mark Fr...

9:34Mar 31, 2018

I Prejudged a Parent and Assumed the Worst, I Was Wrong

Because I had prior experience with a parent I was sure that I understood her motivations. I learned an important lesson when I discovered I...

8:38Mar 25, 2018

I Failed to Gracefully Accept Failure As a Learning Experience

My project failed to turn out as expected. I knew the proper way to respond but I failed to do what I knew I should do. Follow: @jonHarper70...

10:00Mar 17, 2018

I Continue to Say Yes, When I Should Say No

I feel an unrelenting pressure to please people. The result is that I too often say yes to the requests I receive when I should simply say n...

10:13Mar 10, 2018

I Underestimated and Misjudged My Student

I was at the end of my emotional rope. My student wasn't responding the way I wanted and I mentally wrote him off. Then I discovered somethi...

11:12Mar 3, 2018

I Tried to Change Everything Immediately, It Was My Way Or...

I was young, I was new to leadership and I was rigid. I demanded performance overnight without offering support and ran into a wall. Here's...

10:20Feb 16, 2018

My Student Embarrassed Me, So I Embarrassed Him, Big Mistake

My student called me a racist. At least, that's what I heard. So I tossed him out of the class. As it turned out I was wrong. Now what? Foll...

10:40Feb 9, 2018

I Expected Everyone On My Staff to Agree with Me

I was a new principal with years of experience in the classroom and great ideas share. Why didn't all of my staff agree with me? Follow: @jo...

9:52Feb 3, 2018

I Called Out an Education Leader Publicly, Bad Move...

To this day, I still feel remorse about the way I handled one of my first leadership decisions. Later I learned, where I went wrong and how...

10:14Jan 27, 2018

I Made Students Cry and Parents Mad, I Was Sooooo Misguided

I threw desks and forgot about a student. If you are looking for a powerful example of learning and growing from reflecting on our biggest m...

10:01Jan 20, 2018

I Was So Proud of How I Handled a Challenging Student, Then I Discovered...

Managing student behavior can be a challenge. So when I handled a difficult student problem, I was proud. Later I found that my pride was pr...

11:58Jan 12, 2018