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EP117 Three trends from the positivity movement that are stifling teacher growth

From Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers · Hosted by Angela Watson

2018-02-04·00:26:10

Episode summary

In this episode of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers: There are a lot of trendy phrases from popular culture and the positivity movement which have infiltrated our thinking and practices as educators. They are helpful with a great deal of truth to them. However, I think we've gotten a little bit out of balance with the positivity movement and the rallying cry to be supportive of one another as teachers.

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There are a lot of trendy phrases from popular culture and the positivity movement which have infiltrated our thinking and practices as educators. They are helpful with a great deal of truth to them. However, I think we've gotten a little bit out of balance with the positivity movement and the rallying cry to be supportive of one another as teachers. Join me today as I discuss three trends from the positivity movement, comparing their truths and how we can take them too far. I believe that we need to be having these critical conversations about the issues and challenging one another to do better. Moving past truisms and getting real is the only way we are going to shift school culture to truly be about what's best for kids! Click here to read or share the transcript and audio, take a pledge or participate in the discussion.