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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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What it means to be an ally
It wasn’t until I asked someone that I found out that this choice of mine (the privilege) could potentially cause confusion.
Lorraine Connell
Apr 3, 20222 min read
Cell Phone Policy
We should be working to help students, and ourselves honestly, know how and when to effectively use cell phones.
Lorraine Connell
Feb 13, 20223 min read
Carrying our baggage
We all carry baggage, and some days the bags we carry are too much and get in the way of what we are trying to achieve.
Lorraine Connell
Jan 9, 20222 min read
Sense of Belonging
I recently had the opportunity to listen to Soledad O'Brien speak at a conference. In her keynote, she talked about a sense of belonging,...
Lorraine Connell
Dec 22, 20212 min read
'I didn't know...'
“I didn’t know.” While true, this doesn’t excuse me from knowing the truth about the past.
Lorraine Connell
Dec 11, 20212 min read
Why we engage in sports
There is a lot of value in trying different sports, skills and trying new things is a way to push yourself out of your comfort zone.
Lorraine Connell
Aug 9, 20212 min read
Failing Bravely - something to be Celebrated!
Think of the successful students - they are the top of the class, right? Wrong. The most successful students are the ones who struggle.
Lorraine Connell
Jul 31, 20212 min read
Wearing Masks
If we are wearing a mask as a teacher, we don’t give our students permission to take off their own masks.
Lorraine Connell
Jul 15, 20213 min read
Being Joyful...is hard
Was your 20-21 school year really negative? Do you want to try and change it for yourself? Try practicing gratitude.
Lorraine Connell
Jun 28, 20213 min read
Leaving a Legacy
At first, when none of them returned my gesture, I remember feeling really vulnerable - wondering if I should continue.
Lorraine Connell
Jun 17, 20214 min read
The Destination
In my perfect world, each student gets to choose their destination, my class is support put in place to get them to their destination.
Lorraine Connell
May 25, 20214 min read
Scarcity
We as a society operate from a feeling of scarcity, when in reality there is nothing but abundance. We just have to recognize that abundance
Lorraine Connell
May 5, 20213 min read
The Power of an Educator's Connection
We remember teachers for two reasons for years after we leave their classroom.
Lorraine Connell
Apr 28, 20214 min read
What's best for kids...not a question
This is simplistic, we can't directly compare schools to a business, but signs exist schools are businesses & serving the wrong customers.
Lorraine Connell
Apr 9, 20213 min read
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
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