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Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders
At Peers Not Fears, we believe leadership is for everyone. It’s not about titles—it’s about action, influence, and showing up fully in your own life.
Dive into our posts and discover how to empower your teen to grow into the leader they’re meant to be.
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Substitutes, bathrooms, and responsibilities
Students have to ask permission before leaving the classroom to doing these things, is it because we don't trust them?
Lorraine Connell
Mar 16, 20213 min read
This is NOT Normal!
I wonder if we stop thinking that this is normal, or should be normal, would we stop trying to fix it, and instead make it a new normal?
Lorraine Connell
Mar 1, 20213 min read
My Biggest Fan (Barrier Three-Peer Influence)
Why was I surprised that what started out as a funny ribbing here and there became emotional bullying, and broke his confidence, little by l
Lorraine Connell
Jan 28, 20213 min read
Being Cared for vs. Getting Help
To this day many of us, myself included, wonder if those receiving certain benefits truly deserve them.
Lorraine Connell
Jan 26, 20214 min read
The ones who Love us
Our children often feel that they must remain in hiding or be someone they are not.
Lorraine Connell
Jan 18, 20214 min read
'The System' - Barrier 1
If we limit our view of who can be a student leader, then we put up those barriers for students as their teachers.
Lorraine Connell
Jan 7, 20217 min read
Clearing the Path
Can I fix them all? Certainly not alone.
Can my blog offer ways we can fix the barriers? I hope - at least a little.
Lorraine Connell
Jan 3, 20213 min read
My identities matter
If I asked you how you identify yourself, what would you say? Would it depend on the environment you find yourself in? Have you been...
Lorraine Connell
Dec 10, 20202 min read
Gratitude
These moments were the start of something new for me, and I am grateful for those moments more than they will ever know.
Lorraine Connell
Nov 25, 20203 min read
Inequities of Remote Learning
I am one of four people in my household. My two boys are in elementary and middle school, and my husband and I are both teachers. For the...
Lorraine Connell
Nov 18, 20203 min read
Are we BREEDING Poodles?
I’ve been listening to the book by Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology. In the book, she discusses how we are constantly...
Lorraine Connell
Nov 11, 20203 min read
Am I too soon?
So many of us are screaming for change, but we don’t want to do the work it takes to create that change. I know that for a long time, I...
Lorraine Connell
Oct 20, 20203 min read
Why community matters so much!
I picked up my phone, I sent a message, and asked to be invited to their coffee chat the next time they got together.
Lorraine Connell
Oct 15, 20203 min read
Go for a walk!
I am writing this to remind you of the importance of a few things; you need to get out from behind the screen, you need to connect with othe
Lorraine Connell
Sep 21, 20203 min read
Go for the NO!
“No” should be a motivator, not the destruction of your will power.
Lorraine Connell
Sep 20, 20203 min read
What it means to listen.
When we truly listen to each other and feel heard, the outcomes are usually different on an emotional level.
Lorraine Connell
Sep 14, 20204 min read
Collaboration
No one is an expert in everything, and we develop our expertise through listening and growing.
Lorraine Connell
Sep 6, 20203 min read
Leadership and Anti-Racism
If you know nothing outside of your own experiences, then you cannot effectively lead.
Lorraine Connell
Aug 30, 20205 min read
The POWER of Thanks
The little things matter, and saying “thanks” can seem insignificant and little to you, but the person on the receiving end does not.
Lorraine Connell
Aug 25, 20203 min read
The greatest gift
Perfection will slow you down, tie you down, or prevent growth and vulnerability.
Lorraine Connell
Aug 22, 20202 min read
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