Who Ties Your Shoes?!
A tired, heartfelt, and occasionally sarcastic open letter from a teacher standing at the edge of summer asking one very important question: “Who ties your shoes?” This reflection explores learned helplessness, accountability, over-parenting, student burnout, teacher exhaustion, and why sometimes the most loving thing adults can do is step back and LET. THEM.
You Will Be the Villain Somewhere
This week taught me something I didn’t necessarily want to learn — but probably needed to.
I found myself reading words and sitting in conversations that quietly reframed my judgment and my values in a way that didn’t match my heart at all. Decisions I had made thoughtfully and conservatively were being interpreted as careless. Standards I believed were kid-centered and appropriate were described as questionable. And for a moment, I felt it — that tightening in my chest when you realize you are being cast in a role you never auditioned for.