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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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you will find inside: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e180 daily reflections\u003c\/strong\u003e built for the actual rhythm of the school year, plus additional entries for pre-service days, school breaks, and summer recovery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne page per day\u003c\/strong\u003e - short enough to read with morning coffee, deep enough to carry through the rest of the day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA daily reflection question\u003c\/strong\u003e at the end of every entry to spark genuine self-examination of your teaching practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVoices from across history and the world\u003c\/strong\u003e, including Nel Noddings, Maya Angelou, Paulo Freire, bell hooks, Temple Grandin, Septima Clark, James Baldwin, Joy Harjo, Confucius, Marcus Aurelius, Carol Dweck, and dozens more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSources and Further Reading\u003c\/strong\u003e lists at the end of each quarter so you can explore the ideas that resonate most\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonest, practical, and warm\u003c\/strong\u003e writing that respects your intelligence and your exhaustion in equal measure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew teachers walking into their first classroom this fall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVeteran educators looking to reconnect with the deeper purpose of their work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructional coaches, mentors, and teacher leaders supporting others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGraduate students in education programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdministrators who want to model reflective practice for their staff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who has ever stood at the front of a classroom and wondered if they were doing it right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003e3 Engagement Rings\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Examined Year\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReclaim your reflection. Deepen your craft. Remember why you chose this work.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't just teach this year. 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