The Belonging Blueprint Blog
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In this opening episode of Brave Voices in Education, I don’t interview anyone. I sit with myself. And maybe with you too. I ask the question I’ve been circling for months:
What does it really mean t...
Many days, I hear from people whose lives have been upended by fear.
An educator in Arkansas was told not to mention “gender” in class.
A mother in Florida worries about sending her trans son to s
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"I feel like I’m failing them every single day," she said, her voice barely above a whisper.
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The school social worker sat across from me, her exhaustion palpable. “Fifty students, Craig. Fifty. An...
Our schools are in crisis.
Discipline numbers are climbing.
Students are disengaged, acting out, and struggling with mental health challenges.
Parents are frustrated, and teachers are overwhelmed.
It ...
Have you ever asked yourself why a student might act out in class?
Maybe they’re fighting, skipping school, or lashing out at a teacher. On the surface, it’s easy to label their behavior as “bad.”
B...
I recently sat across from a mother whose voice trembled with anger and heartbreak.
“My daughter was jumped at school,” she said, tears welling in her eyes. “The system that was supposed to protect h...
I used to believe that changing a school’s culture required massive, sweeping changes.
I thought I had to overhaul systems, rewrite policies, and convince everyone overnight.
Then, one day, a studen...
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