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Taking the Bitterness Out of Teaching: 4 Ways to Find Your Professional ‘Breath of Fresh Air’

This whole month we’re discussing teachers building their personal brands. Take a moment and read the previous articles here. For years, I thought that being bitter came with the territory of being a teacher. When I  first entered the classroom, I was a bubbly person always volunteering to lead a committee or sponsor an after […]

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Teacher Branding 101- What’s Your Brand?

One of the first questions I ask  dismayed teachers who are worried about  their lack of job security is, “What’s your brand? If you suddenly no longer have a job, what will you do with that brand?”  Instead of proudly answering these questions with all their accolades, most teachers are awkwardly silent. They have no idea […]

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Education is Changing, and We Must be Ready. An Unemployed Teacher Offers a Place to Start for the New Year.

  To buy Cari’s book that details her sudden unemployment, “How to Finish the Test When Your Pencil Breaks” please click here.  As a teacher who has been out of work for almost two years now, I find the holidays bring an interesting sense of out-of-sync timing.  I can clearly remember the visceral relief at the […]