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Turning Points: In Italy Edition


Lauren Panepinto

Hi everyone, I'm on SABBATICAL. Orbit Books (our parent company, Hachette, actually) has a sabbatical program where after 15 years of working for the company you get a month off to do something healing/educational and heal a chunk of burnout. And I've been in Italy! I'm about halfway through, so I'll do a recap of everything and thoughts on sabbatical in general next month. For now, here's a repost of a fave episode on my…

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9 Things I Have Learned From Teaching


Winona Nelson

August 26, 2024 - In my years so far as a teacher for SmArt School, I've tried to coach my students into their most creative, authentic, confident, and sustainably-productive selves. In trying to put my best habits into words, I have found myself better able to practice and benefit from the mindset I try to impart. In not much of a particular order and each point relating to the others, here's a list of things that help! 1. No one ever gets as much time as they thought they would The first assignment I give my students is to track their time. In a vertical column on a piece of paper (planner, notebook, sketchbook page, anything!) on the left, write the hours of the day. Next to the hour, write in your planned schedule. Blocks of time for self…

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