Lead with Love Weekly Newsletter 11.20.2022


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November 20, 2022

Healing Black Youth's Mental Health

All of us who work in education know that many children and teens are struggling with mental health challenges. Sydney Cobb wrote this excellent article for the Anti-Racism Daily about the mental health crisis among Black adolescents. Ms. Cobb helps us understand the causes of this crisis, provides resources to share with our Black students, and suggests strategies we can use to support our Black young people through this very challenging time.

"It’s an exhausting and destructive spiral. As people burn out and leave, conditions worsen for those who stay."

In this 7 minute video in the New York Times, Agnes Walton and Nic Pollock help us understand the true causes of the "great teacher resignation" and show us a way forward.

Gratitude Lessons and Activities

I started compiling some resources for teachers and counselors about gratitude, so if you have some you are willing to share, send me an email. [Image quote on left and below by Molly McKay Bryson]

Weekly Circle: Gratitude

Three circles - choose one or combine:

💙 Circle by EHS student Jahlany

💙 Circle by Molly McKay Bryson

💙 Circle by Savannah Lodge-Scharff

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance

Welcoming Schools has resources to help students understand transgender and non-binary people and to support and affirm all students’ identities across the gender spectrum.

Small ways to be affirming of non-binary students

I love how Aurea Lopez - who teaches Native Spanish speakers at English High - updated her welcome slide to include queens, kings, and non-binary royalty!

Build your skill at using they/them pronouns

What are personal pronouns and why do they matter? Pronouns.org has great resources to support us all in educating ourselves about the importance of pronouns. Are you having a hard time with the grammar of they/them pronouns? Don't keep making excuses - it takes practice, and you should commit the time to building your skill by playing this game! Check out this past newsletter and this one for other ideas about inclusive language and practices.

The Story of the National Day of Mourning

"Disrupting Public Memory"

This Facing History and Ourselves article "breaks down the historically one-sided narrative about Thanksgiving in the US, which has been a decades-long effort, led by historians and indigenous communities."

Mise en place and teacher evaluations

Do you find yourself trying to get work done and then getting distracted? In this video, I explain how we can apply the concepts of mise en place, switchtasking, and friction to streamline our workflow and get our work done quickly and efficiently so we can focus on what matters most: supporting our teachers’ growth so they can support our students’ growth. You can also check out this document I made a couple of years ago for a school leader learning session, which includes some of my favorite strategies for managing the work to get it all done!