Podcast on a Porch in a Pandemic

Abby and Janet get serious about toxic stress in education and propose a new way of being for educator. They get into the nitty-gritty of self-care (hint: it’s not just about massages and margaritas).

Abby and Janet discuss the importance of academic rigor and Social Emotional Learning as we return to school in the fall. What’s more important when we return from a pandemic, in a pandemic? Don’t I need to help my students catch up after missing so much content in the spring? But, I am worried about their social emotional needs and I know that’s important to. How do I decide which is more important to focus on? Listen in for the Social Emotional Learning Coach perspective (Abby) and the Math Coach perspective (Janet) and begin to envision how you can do it all!

“If only I had ______ then I would ___.” How would you finish that sentence? Would it say “If only I had a new car, then I would be happy?” Or, “If only my body looked like hers, then I would be confident?” What are you waiting for? What is the one thing your future, your plans, your happiness is hinging on right now? And why? Why is that the thing that’s going to make you happy? In Episode 3 of The Podcast on a Porch in a Pandemic we explore this tension. We ask, “How can we find contentment while being committed to growth?”

You’re telling yourself a story. In this episode we get clear about the physicalness of our reality and discern the stories we tell ourselves about that reality. As you look back at the spring, clarify the reality of your experience and discern your story. Prepare to move into the fall with a vision for your school year and begin to write your story.

*Abby misrepresented Dr. Bruce Perry’s title. Dr. Perry is a psychiatrist, not a psychologist (forgive her)