08/26/2026
One of my greatest takeaways from all of the professional development opportunities I've been a part of this summer is something I've always believed in but didn't know how to put into words...
Evidence based DOES NOT EQUAL lived experiences.
I have always prioritized building relationships and getting to know kids as individuals before academics, interventions, etc. Neurodivergence is just like any other life experience: You have no idea what another person has experienced unless you've been in their shoes. Research and statistics may be able to be treated as a baseline for interventions or instruction but those numbers and observations will never tell you what is going on in your student's brain or life at any given moment. (My instructional coaches were phenomenal women who preached this.)
I am so grateful for the flexibility and freedom to meet my students where they are and move at their pace within the walls of a microschool!
