What Makes a Good Cookie? A STRONG Teacher Report on Traditions, Perfectionism & Gratitude

What makes a good cookie? Stick around — the answer might surprise you, and it says something real about how we find meaning in the middle of an ordinary school day.

This is a STRONG Teacher Report — me practicing the STRONG Framework out loud, letting the chips fall where they may. No polish. Just practice.

In this episode, I'm covering three parts of the framework:

S — Successes: Our school's senior celebration tradition, and why rituals matter more than we give them credit for. (Also: my daughter is a senior this year. Bittersweet doesn't quite cover it.)

T — Thoughts & Takeaways: The newsletter coming out this week is all about saying no to perfectionism — the N in STRONG. Research shows a perfectio ...