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Schools Don't Just Fail the Kids Who Struggle. They Are Run by the Kids Who Didn't.
An open letter to every educator who loved school, written on behalf of those who didn't
Jul 21
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Katy Purviance
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Why the Best Teachers Are Suffering the Most, and What the Research Actually Says
The most devoted teachers in America are also its most demoralized. Doris Santoro’s research reveals exactly why.
Jun 2
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Katy Purviance
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Five Ways to Build the Classroom You Dreamed Of: Curious Students, Joyful Learning, Real Community
Five changes that restore your integrity as an educator and give students the learning environment they desperately need
Mar 29
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Katy Purviance
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When "Just Give Them Space" Fails: How Teachers Can Build Classroom Community That Actually Solves Peer Conflict
The hidden curriculum of exclusion is teaching children the wrong lessons about relationships. Teachers have the power to change it
Mar 15
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Katy Purviance
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Schools Don't Just Fail to Stop Bullying. They Teach It.
The problem isn’t the bully. It’s the building.
Mar 8
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Katy Purviance
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Teacher Moral Injury: When Your Principal’s Demands Feel Like Death (Your Students Feel It Too)
Here's what the research says about why the most dedicated teachers are the ones being destroyed, and what a different kind of education does instead.
Feb 22
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Katy Purviance
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You Became a Teacher to Help Children. These Five Practices Are Hurting Them Instead.
Most educators never learn what the research shows about the methods they’re trained to use. Here’s what changes when you align your practice with how…
Feb 15
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Katy Purviance
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The Oldest Teaching Method in Human History: What Your Whole Career Has Been Missing
After a full career, you deserve to know: what some teachers are calling ‘the next big thing’ is actually 200,000 years old. And it might save both you…
Feb 8
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Katy Purviance
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How to Create an Anti-Authoritarian Classroom: A Permission Slip for Teachers Ready to Trust Their Students
The behavior problems, the disengagement, and the constant power struggles are predictable responses to structures that deny children their humanity.
Feb 1
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Katy Purviance
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Teacher Burnout Solutions: Three Choices Every Exhausted Teacher Must Make (And the Fastest Path Forward)
You know the system is breaking you. You've wondered if you should quit. But there's a third option that starts in your classroom this week and it might…
Jan 25
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Katy Purviance
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Why Your Most Difficult Student Isn't the Problem: Understanding Demand Avoidance in the Classroom
What one child's "defiance" reveals about what conventional schooling actually requires from every student
Jan 18
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Katy Purviance
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How to Set Boundaries as a Teacher
Practical strategies for protecting your time, energy, and sanity without getting fired or feeling like you’re abandoning students
Jan 11
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Katy Purviance
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