Author Archives: rowfn

In our professional lives, there comes a time when you recognize and embrace that it is time for change. You suppress emotional attachments, perhaps toss aside your ego and surrender to the wisdom of your inner voice. That inner voice … Continue reading →

Michael S. Martin, EdD In this moment, as we come through the pandemic, there has been a great deal of discussion in the press about how students are falling behind. While Vermont students in most cases have lost instructional time, … Continue reading →

The Importance of Kindness Saying these are challenging times is an understatement.  We all have had many times of struggle for various reasons in our lives.  Educators are facing what is sure to become one of the most challenging school … Continue reading →

The unprecedented pandemic event that forced educators and students to transform the classroom to an online learning platform within days took a toll on all of us.  As we greet the official end of the 2019-2020 school year, many of … Continue reading →

Recently, a couple of things happened that made me reflect even more deeply on the state of dialogue in our world.  A community member who I have publicly and respectfully disagreed with on Facebook unfriended me.  Normally, this wouldn’t feel … Continue reading →

Our Moral Responsibility Given the tumultuous state of our society right now, I have found myself thinking a lot lately about a basic question:  What can we educators do to make our world a better place during these challenging times?  … Continue reading →

We’ve had a rough spring. There is no doubt about that. We are faced with uncertainty as we head into the fall. Teachers and administrators are tired and scared. Families are exhausted. Children miss their schools. We don’t even know … Continue reading →

Keep These Principles in Mind “Trust  is earned in the smallest of moments. It is earned not through heroic deeds, or even highly visible actions, but through paying attention, listening, and gestures of genuine care and connection” – Brene Brown … Continue reading →

When I sat down to write and reflect upon my teaching this spring, I never in my wildest dreams imagined that I would be sharing that I actually cried when I learned that school was closed for the rest of … Continue reading →