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Teaching is complex work. It asks for intellect, creativity, patience, judgment, and an extraordinary amount of emotional labor.

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I’m a former teacher and school leader who spent nearly twenty years paying close attention to what it means to be human in a school building. I write essays about those moments. I curate the gear that makes the day a little more beautiful.

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