Teachers & the Trauma Response
2024-10-21 09:40   I’m in the process of reading a very insightful book entitled “ What happened to you?” Conversations on​​ Trauma, Resilience, and Healing.” It’s written by Bruce D. Perry, M.D, Ph.D. and Oprah Wi...
How to do your job without sacrificing your health and wellness by Vikki Sankarsingh
2024-05-27 20:32   This week I asked myself, if I work in an environment that’s a threat to my health.   ‘Well, obviously.’ Some of you may answer.    After all, schools are teeming with germs and we’re not jus...
Inhibitors to an Educator's Mental Wellness by Vikki Sankarsingh
2024-05-19 15:03   I knew I shouldn’t have forced myself to go to school, my eyes could barely open, it was half an hour after I normally get out of bed and I felt like my body was made up of heavy stones. But I go...
Building a Supportive Educator Community by Dev Pooma
2024-03-31 20:07   Are you familiar with the ‘crab-in-barrel’ syndrome? It is the display of negative behaviours by a person dominated by jealousy and feeling anxious or worried in the face of others’ success (Ozum...
Focus on You: Recognizing your identity beyond the parameters of Education by Vikki Sankarsingh
2024-03-25 09:17   Over the last few months, we’ve covered some big topics in Education and we understand it’s a lot to take in. We’ve focused on how to make ourselves better as educators, but surely we know that’s...
Starting the new term right by Vikki Sankarsingh
2024-01-02 10:53 And we’re back out. Long before we’ve taken down the Christmas tree or cleaned up the confetti from our New Year’s Eve party. Some of us might still be reeling from the overindulgence of the festive h...