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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger.
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🔥 PD the way it should be. 📈 Personal and professional development. 🙏🏻 Serving a growing community of Educators. 🏫 8th Grade Teacher | 26 years. 🧑‍💻 https://www.jeremyajorgensen.com/
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · Mar 21
Get classroom wisdom, wellness tips, and a supportive community. Plus, receive our reflection framework to help you thrive in and out of the classroom. Every Friday, straight to your inbox.

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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 2h
"If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first." - Mark Twain

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Eat the Big Frog
Pick the big weight up. Lift it first.
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 1d
Hello Teacher Friends - Here's a midweek boost:

Mistakes are where real learning begins. Discover how self-forgiveness and reflection can transform setbacks into strength.

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When You Miss the Mark, Don’t Miss the Lesson
Mistakes are where real learning begins. Discover how self-forgiveness and reflection can transform setbacks into strength.
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 1d
Every challenge in teaching is a rep disguised as a lesson.

Resistance builds strength.

Reflection builds wisdom. Keep showing up.

#ResilientTeacher
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 1d
What's your biggest weight today? 🏋️‍♂️ Focus on what truly matters and let the 80-20 rule guide you to success.
#ProductivityHacks #StrongTeacher #FocusOnWhatMatters
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 1d
We just hit 50 teachers in The STRONG Teacher’s Lounge!
To celebrate, I’m going live daily until we reach 100.

Today’s topic: Teaching Is Stronger Together.
🎥 Watch here → www.youtube.com/live/xWqbGd7...

#StrongTeachersLounge #RoadTo100 #TeacherCommunity
Teaching Is Stronger Together | The STRONG Teacher’s Lounge (Road to 100 Series)
YouTube video by Why Edify - Creating Happier, Healthier Teachers
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 2d
You’re not behind. You’re building.

Every teacher season has a different pace — and sometimes growth looks like holding steady.

#TeacherLife
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 2d
The best classroom management plan?

A calm, regulated teacher.

Your presence sets the tone long before your lesson plan does. #TeachingStrong
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 2d
50 teachers strong! 💪 We’re celebrating with a giveaway + our first Mugs & Mindsets meet-up this week.

Teachers, this space is for you — reflection, connection, and growth.

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The STRONG Teacher's Lounge
Your online teacher’s lounge—connect, reflect, and thrive with the STRONG Teacher framework and a community that gets it. Become a happier teacher.
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 3d
Who will be #50?
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Lindsay | KidLit Grove @lindsayamoretti.bsky.social · 6d
Honored to be featured on @bandersonwriter.bsky.social’s blog for educators!

I highlight the endless opportunities picture books have for meaningful learning.

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Especially for Educators: “From Story to STEAM: Building Project-Based Learning from Picture Books” by Lindsay Moretti
If you’re not familiar with Lindsay Moretti’s endeavor for educators called KIDLIT GROVE, please…read on! In this post, she shares her process of using picture books as a springbo…
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 3d
Teaching tests every part of us.

That’s why I created this free reflective guide.

It’s built around four timeless Stoic lessons that help educators stay calm, purposeful, and strong—even on the hardest days.

👉 Download the free guide here: www.jeremyajorgensen.com/stoic-wisdom...
Stoic Wisdom for Strong Teachers: A Thank You
Your free resource: Calm, Purpose, and Strength for the Classroom
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 4d
ICYMI: Stay With the Problem

Learn how reframing challenges as opportunities can transform your teaching, your students, and your life beyond the classroom.

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Stay With the Problem
Kick off a new series on Mindset Shifts for Teachers with the power of a growth mindset. Learn how reframing challenges as opportunities can transform your teaching, your students, and your life beyon...
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 5d
Each week I share practical insights to help teachers become happier, healthier, and stronger.
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Weekly Resources to Help You Become a Happier, Healthier, and Stronger Teacher
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 5d
Growth mindset gives us permission to be beginners again. You don’t have to be good at something yet—you just have to start.
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 5d
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Weekly Resources to Help You Become a Happier, Healthier, and Stronger Teacher
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 5d
Students may forget a lesson, but they’ll never forget a teacher who models resilience.
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 5d
Want more insights like this?
Subscribe to my weekly newsletter for teachers → https://www.jeremyajorgensen.com/newsletter/
Weekly Resources to Help You Become a Happier, Healthier, and Stronger Teacher
Teaching, learning, wellness, community - join us! Become a better teacher and enhance your health and well-being.
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 5d
A fixed mindset says: “I can’t do this.”
A growth mindset says: “I can’t do this yet.”
That one word changes everything.
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 8d
Why Understanding Beats Winning

Our first instinct is often to correct, defend, or judge.

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Why Understanding Beats Winning
Discover the power of pausing before judging. Learn how empathy and understanding can transform classroom conflicts—and life beyond school.
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 8d
I have a few students who are teaching me in my class this year.
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Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher.bsky.social · 8d
The most powerful #PD can come from the Ss themselves, reminds T @why-edify.bsky.social
"That student who challenges you most? They may be your greatest teacher of patience, empathy and persistence." —Teacher Jeremy Jorgensen
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 9d
“Laziness isn’t weakness.
It’s a signal that your body and mind need restoration.”

— The Strong Teacher
“Laziness isn’t weakness. It’s a signal that your body and mind need restoration.” — The Strong Teacher
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 9d
What if “laziness” isn’t a flaw, but a strength?

Here’s why reframing laziness as restorative time might be one of the best tools for balance: 👉 www.jeremyajorgensen.com/laziness-isn...

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Laziness Isn’t the Enemy—It Could Save Your Teaching Career
Discover why ‘laziness’ might actually be a teacher’s hidden strength. Learn how rest and simplicity can spark creativity, prevent burnout, and bring balance—in and out of the classroom.
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 10d
Mindset Monday check-in: How’s your energy today?

We’re running a quick poll + swapping reset ideas inside The STRONG Teacher’s Lounge.

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The STRONG Teacher's Lounge
Your online teacher’s lounge—connect, reflect, and thrive with the STRONG Teacher framework and a community that gets it. Become a happier teacher.
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 10d
What if happiness isn’t something to chase, but something you create—moment by moment?

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How Teachers Can Find Daily Joy Through the Practice of Savoring
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Jeremy Jorgensen | Helping teachers become happier and stronger. @why-edify.bsky.social · 10d
What makes a good teacher?

For teachers, that means living our values — patience, kindness, integrity — every day.

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What makes a good teacher? It’s not test scores or strict control. Marcus Aurelius put it best: “Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” For teachers, that means living our values — patience, kindness, integrity — every day.
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