Tag: identity
Who we are, who we become, and the stories we carry — race, faith, family, place, and belonging.
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If It Wasn’t an A, I Didn’t Turn It In (And What That Cost Me)
If it wasn’t an A, I didn’t turn it in. That perfectionism cost me more than I realized…
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The Cranes in the Drought
This one isn’t about a system or a framework, this is just something I watched unfold in my…
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They Nested in a Dry Pond and Hatched Right Before the Rain Came
Sandhill cranes nested in a dry pond and laid eggs in bare dirt. Greg Williams watched them every…
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My Brain Doesn’t Work Like Yours. That’s Not a Bug.
Every teacher saw a distracted kid doodling in class. The reality: the pen moving was the only thing…
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Start With the Worst Possible Version
About this post: I’ve watched students sit in front of blank screens for forty minutes, waiting for permission…
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Meet Me Where You Are
My entire teaching philosophy fits in one question: where are you, and how can I lead you to…
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What It Looks Like When a Teacher Actually Sees You
A 1.2 GPA and an attitude problem walked into a military academy. The teachers who saw past both…
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The Doodler
I spent most of my childhood being told to stop doing the one thing that actually helped me…
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You’re Gary’s Little Brother
Growing up one year behind a brother who scored 1480 on the SATs without trying teaches you something…
