The Examined School Year: 180 Daily Reflections for Educators from Philosophy, Psychology, Education, & Literature

The daily companion for teachers who want to grow without burning out.Are you a teacher running on caffeine and intuition? Walking into a classroom every morning carrying the weight of yesterday's frustrations and tomorrow's pressures? Wondering if there is a way to grow in this profession without losing yourself inside it?The Examined School Year is the year-long reflection book written specifically for educators.Built around the 180-day school calendar and informed by the actual emotional arc of a teacher's year, this book delivers one focused, single-page reflection for every day you walk into your classroom. From the anticipation of August to the survival of November, from the long middle of February to the quiet release of May, each entry meets you where you are.What you will find inside:180 daily reflections built for the actual rhythm of the school year, plus additional entries for pre-service days, school breaks, and summer recoveryOne page per day - short enough to read with morning coffee, deep enough to carry through the rest of the dayA daily reflection question at the end of every entry to spark genuine self-examination of your teaching practiceVoices from across history and the world, including Nel Noddings, Maya Angelou, Paulo Freire, bell hooks, Temple Grandin, Septima Clark, James Baldwin, Joy Harjo, Confucius, Marcus Aurelius, Carol Dweck, and dozens moreSources and Further Reading lists at the end of each quarter so you can explore the ideas that resonate mostHonest, practical, and warm writing that respects your intelligence and your exhaustion in equal measurePerfect for:New teachers walking into their first classroom this fallVeteran educators looking to reconnect with the deeper purpose of their workInstructional coaches, mentors, and teacher leaders supporting othersGraduate students in education programsAdministrators who want to model reflective practice for their staffAnyone who has ever stood at the front of a classroom and wondered if they were doing it rightFrom the author of 3 Engagement Rings and The Examined Year.Whether you teach kindergarten or twelfth grade, in a rural district or an urban one, your first year or your twenty-fifth, this book is your daily companion. It will not give you a checklist. It will give you something better: the company of every great thinker, educator, and human being who has ever wrestled with the question of how to do this work well.Reclaim your reflection. Deepen your craft. Remember why you chose this work.Don't just teach this year. Examine it.