Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders

Teen curfews aren't about control; they're about building communication, trust, and responsibility. In this post, I share how flexible curfews, curiosity-based conversations, and natural consequences can help teens learn to make thoughtful decisions while they're still under our roof. By shifting from fixed rules to shared agreements, we empower teens to grow into confident, independent leaders, one late-night conversation at a time.

Learning is risky—and our classrooms must be safe enough for students to take those risks. Are you making space for that risk?

The words we say stick—sometimes forever. What we think is small can shape how a child sees themselves for life.

To help teens lead, we must let them push back—without pushing them away. Growth starts when we respond with trust, not control.

Encourage teen leadership by challenging students to problem-solve, step outside their comfort zones, and support each other’s growth!

Is it important for a leader to understand perspectives? Perspectives can mean so many different things - read more here:

Leadership and commitment - how to make it a priority in your life and work.

In order to build relationships with our students, we must be vulnerable.

It is really a misnomer that consent resides only in the bedroom. It actually happens very early in our lives.

As parents, we post things on social media about our kids at such a young age that they are not able to give consent...

We should be working to help students, and ourselves honestly, know how and when to effectively use cell phones.

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.

If we are wearing a mask as a teacher, we don’t give our students permission to take off their own masks.

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

We remember teachers for two reasons for years after we leave their classroom.

This is simplistic, we can't directly compare schools to a business, but signs exist schools are businesses & serving the wrong customers.

Students have to ask permission before leaving the classroom to doing these things, is it because we don't trust them?

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?