by Dr. Tiffany Carr | Nov 9, 2017
This week I was in a twitter chat about student stress and trauma – a topic most teachers can relate to having dealt with in their classrooms. As educators, our hearts are often heavy with the background information we have on students’ home-lives. We want to be there...
by Dr. Tiffany Carr | Sep 8, 2017
Who influenced your decision to become an educator? Did you have a dynamic and inspiring teacher? Did you have highly engaging classmate? Was there a teacher or administrator who wasn’t as effective as you knew you could be? What events took place that...
by Dr. Tiffany Carr | Aug 24, 2017
The tagline on Joy in Teaching’s website states “The Examined Life in Education”. But what does it mean to live an examined life? And, why is it important within the field of education? The great philosopher Socrates is quoted in saying “The Unexamined Life is Not...