When I stepped out of the middle school health classroom and into the front office, I didn’t feel like I was starting over. I knew I was bringing something with me. Years of teaching health didn’t just prepare me to deliver content—it trained me to understand behavior, build relationships, and respond in moments that don’t …
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Okay, I'll be honest — I was going to write something spicy. Something about how the entire Bravo network could be used to add relevance to your skills-based health education curriculum. (Honestly, that idea still has legs, but it would take at least 1,500 words and a lot of Summer House references.) So instead, I …
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The early educator experience can be a tangle of novelty, excitement, fear, hope, support, and if you’re lucky, naysayers. Let me explain. At 23 years old, after sixteen seasons as a football player, I was ready to shift my attention to coaching. I was thrilled for the opportunity. The football field was an environment I …
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