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Why Bother to Think About the Power of Three?
By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Humor, Mental Health
Why Bother to Think About the Power of Three? Though I’ve only golfed once, I knew the game was not for me. It requires too much focus and not enough movement. My husband, on the other hand, likes to golf. So much so that this year, he joined a golf league for the first time.…
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By Terese Luikens | | Teaching
Why Bother to Keep A Goin? Though today is the last day of the 2021-2022 school year, not everyone made it to the finish line. Sadly, not all of the teachers who started the year finished the year. Instead, they resigned for various reasons; burned out, disillusioned, or feeling more defeated than victorious. In other…
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Why Bother to Reflect?
By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Mental Health, Relationships, Teaching
Why Bother to Reflect? I just recently completed my yearly evaluation. This is a serious survey because it determines whether I will be hired back as a teacher or not. This annual performance measurement is a twenty page document called a Self Reflection. I rate myself, as a teacher, in four domains and six sub…
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Why Bother Thinking About Our Thinking?
By Terese Luikens | | Mental Health, Relationships
Why Bother Thinking About our Thinking? There are a lot of things I like about being a human being. At the top of my list is the fact that I get to choose how to think about something or someone. Then, if I realize my thinking is not producing the desired result, such as moving…
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