Wellness
What Went Right
To be honest with you, the pandemic and subsequent lock down brought me to my knees on many days over the last few months and I am still feeling the impact. Everything was disordered, being reordered, and was nowhere near the order that I needed to see and feel. I think educator moms had it…
Read MoreHow to Get From Surviving to Thriving
In 2021, ERG is thriving. We’ve survived a pandemic and are gaining energy from the variety of opportunities to support teachers and students as they navigate this brand-new world of education. We are here for it. But we haven’t always been this way. ERG had to survive before it could thrive. In our early days,…
Read MoreHit the Pause Button
From the desk of Victoria… Think back a year ago to date. How has your life changed? Responses may vary, but I am pretty sure no one will say their lives – or the “world” – are the same. One thing I have learned from this year is that change is inevitable. In some cases,…
Read MoreNow is Not the Time
I was supposed to write a blog last week and I didn’t. I was disappointed in myself and pretty much punished myself for not checking this off a long list of items had for the week that I also didn’t get to finish. I felt pretty guilty about it – even though no one knew…
Read MoreHow To Ruin A Perfectly Good Year
In order to ruin a perfectly good year, you will need to get a few things in place. The first item is to make sure you have a crazy morning routine. Wake up late, don’t eat, roll into school with no plans (and almost no gas), and continue the day in a mode of reaction. This will…
Read MoreWhat You Feed is What You Grow
When you grow up in the southern United States, you grow up around food. It’s how we create community and build fellowship. The culture is figuratively and literally rooted in the soil (or red clay as the case may be for some of us), and those of us of a certain age learned the seasons…
Read MoreLittle Lessons from Australia
In case you missed it, ERG went to Australia earlier this month. It was a lot of things, but most of all, it was a true learning experience – even for “experts” like us. Looking back, here are a few things we learned: 1. Be less busy. We stayed in a suburb of Sydney called…
Read MoreWhere Have All the School Mamas Gone?
If you work in a school, at one time or another you have had a School Mama. You know exactly who they are. You can probably picture one right now. School Mamas come in all sizes, shapes, colors, and are in every school. They are the ones who are wise, give you tips on how to…
Read MoreJust One Resolution
About 25 years ago, I was a disillusioned teacher. I spent my days dealing with students who did not appear to care or appreciate anything I was bringing to the classroom, and I spent my nights dreading going to work the next day. For some of my instructional day, I hated the content I was…
Read MoreChoose Joy
“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day!” – Henri Nouwen From the desk of Leigh Ann . . . Learning should be a joy-filled experience, but the demands of each school day can put a damper on things, so the joy vanishes as the…
Read More