Welcome to Monday Mosaic the weekly newsletter from Reflective Wisdom, which offers you a collection of tips and resources so you can stay fulfilled in your influence as an educator.
Improving Your Frequency
As a purposeful educator, you recognize the impact of the contributions you offer to each of your students and how vital it is to replenish your social/emotional reserves so that you can show up at your natural best each and every day. One of the best ways to do this is a practice called Pause.
Pause let’s you step away from the machinery of doing school. You can give yourself permission to ask, “How am I?” This invitation allows you to check states – your physical state, your mental state, and your emotional state.
To get ready, find a comfortable spot where you can be free from distraction and free from disruption. Once you’re settled, listen to the featured song. Take a moment to ask yourself – What do I hope to achieve?
Enjoy!
Featured Music for Pause: Eric Harry, The Art of Allowing
Read this!
If you’re an experienced educator feeling as though each year you feeling less connected to the reason you teach, then you need to read Doris A. Santoro’s book, Demoralized: Why Teachers Leave the Profession They Love and How They Can Stay.
Coupled with the partnership of research and stories from teachers themselves across the United States, the book presents the author’s 10 years of research into the difference between burnout and demoralization.
There are compelling insights for teachers, school leaders, and influencers who impact the education landscape who are committed to ensuring experienced teachers thrive.
Featured Website
When thinking about becoming culturally responsive, what can school leaders make possible and for whom? Check out Joe Truss’s website. He’s a middle school principal in San Francisco, CA with a passion for sharing his wisdom around social justice.
