Bonni Stachowiak shares some of her fears about teaching and ways that she often attempts to resolve them.

Podcast Notes

The Skillful Teacher, by Stephen Brookfield

Common fears

• Quantity over quality
• Confusion
• Lacking balance
• Being inadequate

Attempts to resolve fears

• Carve out time for deeper connections
• Use checklists and leverage Remind more
• Ideal week template  |   Outsource (virtual assistants)/insource and say no more often

Essentialism: The disciplined pursuit of less, by Greg McKeown

• Have evidence to the contrary (letters, emails, etc.)

Recommendations

Tommy Emmanuel’s Tall Fidler

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