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proud wife, Mom, passionate educator, music teacher, baker, country music and baseball fan and proud Carson Newman parent

Pelham, Ontario
Joined October 2016
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No better way to cap off Homecoming Week than with the highest ranked win in @UCF_Football program history! ⚔️
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Breaking Good News: Michael J. Fox was just given Canada's highest civilian honor and named a Companion of the Order of Canada. He's spent decades raising funds for Parkinson's research and sharing his own experience with the disease. And making his country proud. 🍁❤️
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One day, Cooperstown will call his name. We were lucky to be part of this journey. #BlueJays50
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Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the tragic passing of Haylan Engdahl and Brayden Rogers. Please continue to pray for their families, our cycling team, and the Milligan community. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4
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Come on out on November 7th! Going to be a great day. Go Buffs!
🚨Registration is NOW OPEN! 🗓️ November 7th Link: milliganbuffs.com/sb_output.…
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Back-to-Back for Ern Dog 🏆🐶🏆 For the second consecutive season, Ernie Clement is our team #HeartAndHustle Award Winner!
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No one at the ballpark can believe it 😮
ERNIE CLEMENT, ARE YOU SERIOUS???
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Every school has a student with a file thick enough to make most adults in the building stop trying. The teacher who keeps believing anyway usually looks a little unreasonable for it, right up until that student turns a corner nobody saw coming. Believing in a kid everyone else has already written off doesn't feel wise in the moment. It looks stubborn. It can look like you haven't caught up to reality yet, especially in a staff room conversation weighing whether one more intervention is even worth trying. Link in first comment. Who's the student your building almost gave up on, and what actually turned it around?
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One of the best to ever wear our uniform… #CheektowagaClubber #RollWolves #BravesCountry
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School culture is often shaped in moments that seem too small to measure. A smile in the hallway, a sincere greeting, or a few encouraging words can help a student feel seen during a difficult day. These interactions may not appear in a lesson plan or data report, but they can influence whether someone feels safe, connected, and ready to learn. We may not change the entire world through one interaction. We can still change the world someone experiences that day.
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Schools are under constant pressure to prove that students are “ready” for whatever comes next. That pressure can quietly move backward through the system. Middle school starts looking like high school preparation. Elementary school starts looking like middle school preparation. Eventually, even the earliest years can become focused on getting ahead. But some of the most important preparation does not look academic. Can a student recover after frustration? Work with someone different? Ask a question without fear? Stay curious when something is difficult? Find joy in figuring something out? Those are not distractions from future success. They are part of the foundation beneath it. We should be careful not to become so focused on preparing kids for the next stage that we stop giving them what they need in the stage they are actually in.
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School culture becomes visible in the moments when people choose to support one another. It is the colleague who shares a resource, helps solve a problem, follows through on a commitment, or notices when someone needs support. Those small actions build trust and make demanding work feel more sustainable. Strong teams are not defined by everyone having the same strengths. They are built by people who communicate, contribute, and can be counted on when the work becomes difficult. Who is a coworker who has made a meaningful difference in your professional life?
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The most damaging idea in school discipline is that connection and accountability compete. They don't. They compound. Every teacher has seen the proof. The student who works for one adult and shuts down for another is not responding to different rules. Both classrooms have rules. The student is responding to who the rules come from. Expectations from an adult who knows you read as belief in you. Expectations from an adult who doesn't read as control. So when a school tells teachers to focus on relationships, and teachers hear "lower your standards," both sides lose. Connection was never the alternative to teaching. It is the delivery system for it. Where does your building land on this? Genuinely curious what the staff conversation sounds like right now.
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Most people are carrying more than they show. The short reply. The tired face. The missed deadline. The student who seems checked out. The coworker who is quieter than usual. It is easy to make a story in our head about what it means. But we usually do not know the whole story. Kindness does not fix everything, but it can keep us from adding weight to someone who is already carrying plenty. Sometimes the most human thing we can do is slow down, assume less, and choose a little more grace.
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Respect should not depend on someone’s title, resume, degree, or position. In schools, this matters in every direction. Students deserve respect before they have it all figured out. New teachers deserve respect before they have years of experience. Support roles deserve respect whether or not their work is visible to everyone else. A healthy school culture is built in the small interactions people remember: how we speak to one another, how we handle mistakes, how we give feedback, and how we treat people when status is not involved. Respect is not a reward for importance. It is the baseline.
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Important!
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Kindness counts. 🧡
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