98. Teacher Gone Wild: GoPro, May...

98. Teacher Gone Wild: GoPro, May Chaos, and Why Messy Is the Point

Why Edify: The Teacher Wellness and Resilience Podcast - Str... por Jeremy Jorgensen
14 may 2026
05:50

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Teacher Gone Wild: GoPro, May Chaos, and Why Messy Is the Point

May is chaotic. The paper piles are real. The emotional roller coaster is real. And honestly? So is the fun — if you let it be.

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In this STRONG Teacher Report, I'm giving you a raw, unpolished look at what's going on in my world right now: the newsletter that went out today (small changes, big compounds), a walled classroom chatbot experiment that was one of the most enjoyable things I've done all month, a GoPro that just arrived, and a new series I'm calling Teacher Gone Wild.

No script. No polish. Just a teacher in May — doing the work, making the messes, and staying STRONG.

What's in this one:

- The STRONG Teacher Newsletter: small consistent changes and why they beat big overhauls

- May chaos, the emotional reality of the end of the school year, and what actually helps

- A classroom chatbot experiment that went surprisingly well (and was also kind of stressful)

- The GoPro arrived — adventures incoming (Oregon, Canada, Boulder Junction triathlon)

- The N in STRONG: No to perfectionism, for real this time

- Why "just hit record" is actually the best strategy

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