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What to Ask and Not Ask Students When Returning from Summer, Fall, Winter, or Spring Break

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                                [Image Description: "Avoid Asking People ', did you do during the holiday break?'" is in left-aligned black text with a big white snowflake on the right side. "Read more to find out why and what to say instead" is in left-aligned dark purple text below. There is a curvy hot pink arrow pointing to the right above this text. There is a yellow leaf with 5 dark red veins and a brown stem on the left side of this text. The background of the graphic is light purple and my First Former Buddy Club President logo is in the bottom left corner. ]      Avoid asking students, "What did you do during the holiday break?" Not everyone has positive break experiences. Some people may have experienced trauma recently or during past years. So, summer or the holidays might be a trigger also known as trauma activation for them. Holiday or seasonal traumas can be any trauma. To...
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26 Things That I Wish I Knew When I Was a First Year Teacher

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                          [Image Description: The image shows a circular convex fisheye mirror used for wide-angle visibility mounted onto a corner of a ceiling with purple walls below it in a classroom. The mirror shows my reflection and I am wearing a gray shirt, blue smock, black Bermuda shorts, pink sneakers, and a blue and white headband with my shoulder length, curly, dark brown hair down. I am smiling and standing on red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple patchwork foam mat. I holding up my phone in front of me to take a mirror selfie. The room shows a bookcase filled with several books, faded artwork, diaper changing table with a changing mat, sink, paper towel holder, and wooden stool, cabinets, wooden floors, blue and green patchwork animal themed rug, 5 low wooden shelving units filled with bins and toys, 2 small tables with blue chairs, a counter area with a sink, and storage bins. ] TRIGGER WARNIN...
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What Are Ethics and Social Philosophy?

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[Image Description: The image shows a white balance scale with a gray background. My First Former Buddy Club President logo is in the bottom left corner of this image.]     There are many different types of philosophy along with many different philosophical perspectives and problems within them along with many questions about them. Philosophy as a whole is a study of critical thinking and knowledge. All of the fields of philosophy have been studied by philosophers and even scientists. Two of the most commonly studied forms of philosophy are ethics and social philosophy. A feature of the enterprise of philosophy is that it illuminates a wide array of possible responses to its questions. Unfortunately, in practice, certain philosophical positions have been the object of undue object and criticism. I will argue that philosophy ought to be an inclusive realm of free inquiry, where all perspectives are fairly considered according to their merits. In order to carry out i...
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What Help Is and Isn't Explained

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[Image Description: The image has a light purple background with my First Former Buddy Club President logo in the bottom left corner.  "Help ≠ fixing or curing explained" is in left-aligned dark purple text. ] Help is not the same as fixing or curing people. Help is not for the weak. Help is not bad. True help is support. Help is providing accessibility. Examples of these accommodations and adaptations: Providing ramps, elevators, and clear pathways for wheelchair and medical stroller users Hearing aids for the deaf and hard of hearing Hear monitors for people with heart conditions Feeding tubes for people with medical health conditions Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices for people who are nonverbal, have limited verbal speech, verbal emerging skills, articulation challenges, and/or difficulty with word finding skills Related Services, such as Speech and Language therapy, Occupational Therapy (OT), Physical Therapy (PT), Vision Therapy, Behavioral Health...
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