2/20/24: helping students help themselves and an awesome tool for podcast lovers!

Back & at it again! 

Helpful Stuff

I think it’s vital for us as teachers to remember the satisfaction and growth students get from earning something through hard work (a grade, title, etc.) and try as hard as possible to not rob them of doing this for themselves!

We must use our professional judgment to discern when it’s appropriate to modify an assignment, due date, etc., based on *truly* extenuating circumstances BUT to not rob the student the satisfaction students get by diligently earning something by pushing themselves outside their academic comfort zone.

I see these missed opportunities as one of the greatest tragedies in education, but often done for the most loving & well-intentioned of reasons by teachers, with unintended consequences.

Please share this with whoever you think needs to be reminded of this beautiful and powerful truth!

Recommendations

As I'm sure you all know by now from all our emails, I love, love, love, podcasts.

I don’t know if you’re like me, but I have much more time to listen than to read but I read waaaay faster than I can listen. It’s a fun but frustrating dance, haha.

Some of you have also mentioned that you would much rather read on your phone than to listen to something and that’s why I’m so excited to share what I’ve found with you!

This amazing website gives you the transcription and notes from podcasts!

I haven’t found one show I listen to that’s not on here, so I’m sure they will have yours!

Try it out and let us know how it goes! Don’t forget to tag us in your posts on Instagram as @shining_scholar_education and Facebook as Shining Scholar Education!

Because through helping others, we all win!

A Little Inspiration

Because our headspace matters when we are trying to show up as our best selves for our students, our loved ones, and ourselves!
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Sometimes things fall apart, so that better things can fall together.
-Marilyn Monroe

​As always, please forward this to any teacher that could benefit from this message and help spread the love! 

The goal of these messages is to help ourselves improve—for our students, for our loved ones, and for ourselves. 

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Keep changing the world!
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Charlie with Shining Scholar Education
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