Good Monday, Tribe. MR AC BELL stepping into this space today, and I'm grateful for a community that actually welcomes people who show up with something real to offer. That's what this post is. Real talk. From someone who spent 36 years in education as a no-nonsense educator... unapologetically for the students, for the parents who trusted me, and for the colleagues who genuinely showed up to do the work beside me. I was also the person who held poor educators accountable without hesitation. Regardless of their title. Regardless of their rank. Principals. Administrators. Union vice presidents. If you were harming students or diminishing this profession, we had a problem. "The adults in the building determine the fate of every child in it. That belief never wavered. Not once in 36 years." I carry that same standard into the community I've built; Teachers Who Thrive, where the bar isn't just set. It's enforced. Which brings me to something that's played out inside my community over the past three weeks, and it's the kind of real-world example that says everything about what genuine educator excellence looks like versus what quietly erodes it: ✦ What greatness looks like: A teacher from England, a former attorney who left the law to serve kids, recently joined my community. Every post, every comment he's made has reflected exactly the kind of nurturing, thoughtful, student-centered educator you want in a school. He shows up with substance. He engages with heart. He brings the kind of energy that reminds you why this profession matters. That is what thriving educators look like. And that is exactly who my community was built for. ✦ What accountability looks like: On the other hand... Smfh! A career, multi-year administrator also joined. Someone I anticipated would bring real value and insight. Instead, I've already had to delete two of his posts. Both were covert marketing drops for his own community... subtle enough to slip under the radar, but with zero authentic value to the educators I serve.

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I am going through a grieving process around the lost connection between me and my daughter. Music is always healing so i utilized an AI app to help me make a song for her. I wrote the lyrics and guided the creative inspiration for the song. AI did the rest.https://suno.com/s/2mB3tw9xw6b0vqg7 The Song is called "Jah's Eye A Rain" Please give it a listen and tell me your feelings in the comments

Where in your life have you found out this to be true? I will share in comments