Coach, Actually
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Building teachers' craft and confidence. Monique taught primary grades in New York City public schools for several years before joining the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project as a literacy staff developer. She has worked at the Project for nine years supporting teachers in the tri-state area, across the country and internationally.
Coach, Actually
4y ago
For as far back as I can remember I feared one thing—losing the top 5 people in my life. Maybe because I am adopted or maybe because my favorite uncle died when I was seven, the loss of these 5 people felt real and impossible to survive. And yet, I did.
Thank goodness I had my favorite hoodie with me. That hoodie saved me. I sat with the hood up covering most of my face for the entire 4-hour flight to Denver. I couldn’t stop crying. Not the kind of crying where you would hear it or even know it, only I knew it. Four hours of it. The life as I knew it ..read more
Coach, Actually
4y ago
Life. You really don’t know what tomorrow will bring.
These last two years have taught me that. However, I still struggle with
Surrendering!
My word for now. And probably for a long while. Which really means to let go. At least for me it does.
When Monique and I started this post our first blog was on connectedness. Our beliefs about teaching and learning have always been about that. I would say it may even be our superpower–that we know how to connect. It certainly is Monique’s. I know it matters to me, so I am trying to recognize that I may be good at it ..read more