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EP283 Rooted in joy: Creating a classroom culture of equity, belonging, and care (with Dr. Deonna Smith)

Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers

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How to Have a Classroom Rooted in Joy

Tina Love: A classroom rooted in joy is not necessarily going to fit the rubric of, you know, level one, level two, level three, all the time perfectly. So for a lot of teachers, I recommend philosophically starting with what I call joy first. And that is really flipping your focus away from behavior management and more towards community building. She says it's okay to dream a little bit even if it seems unrealistic.

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