Abuse

Mr. C.

Poem, "Kindergarten" | TeacherWithTourettes

The first day of school, you were face down on the floor crying in front of my classroom talking in gasps of tears too old to be your own sa

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The Healing Feeling of New Beginnings | Teacher with Tourette's

I gave a keynote speech at the Alaska Statewide Special Education Conference in Anchorage, AK, which not only allowed me to share my message

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Sometimes a Relationship Can Save a Life (When You Question If You're Where You Should Be)

But then, around mid-year, a 2nd grade student I worked with was observed by her teacher licking her chair. Concerned, I took the student t

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When “Freddy Krueger-ed” by Trauma, Write. Write!

My trauma normally comes to me in my dreams, like in a recurring version of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” I tend to dream about the same traum

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When “Cookies” meet our “Poison” and “Poison” meets our “Cookies.”

Being kind, forgiving, and loving is a choice, so is being abusive.

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Poetry Sunday

One of my favorite poems from my book, Fingerprints, about a special student, as well as the story behind the poem.

EDUCATE - ADVOCATE - MOTIVATE