I Messed Up Again - Own It, Repair It, Let It Go | STRONG Teacher Report

Not even a week into the school year, and I already had to eat some humble pie. I thought I was building a relationship at a meet-and-greet — turns out something I said landed the wrong way, and I didn't find out until someone else told me.

This episode is about what happened next: the instinct to defend yourself, the harder choice to just repair it, and the practice of letting go once you've done what you can.

Also in this report: my "beware the shiny new tools" reminder, why I'm going back to paper this year, our 28th-year Hong Kong Buffet tradition, and this week's STRONG Teacher Newsletter theme — what are you saying yes to that you should be saying no to instead?

Closing with a journaling prompt I'd love your answer to in the comments: what was  ...