Learning Lessons
I have witnessed so many changes in education, especially in the past few years and most definitely since the pandemic.
More and more teachers are leaving the classroom.
Teacher burnout, anxiety and health related issues are at an all time high.
As well, fewer and fewer people are choosing to enter the teaching profession.
You can check out some of the stats and data here:
Reluctantly, I left the teaching profession due to a serious illness brought on by the stress I was experiencing in my position.
It took me a few years to recover physically, however, I still needed to heal mentally and in my teacher spirit.
So, I decided to walk across Spain on the Camino Francés, alone!
It was a pilgrimage of the body, mind and spirit with each step I took (usually 15-20 miles per day!)
Time for reflection, soul-searching, self-discovery, interpersonal connections and many, MANY lessons that would heal the deep wounds I had experienced on my life’s journey, both in and out of the classroom.
How do we learn lessons in life?
What are the best ways for students to learn lessons in the classroom?
And finally, how do the lessons we learn create our path in life?
I discovered the answers to these questions (and so many more!) during my walk across Spain, and I would like to share the lessons I learned with all of you. Please read on…
A heartfelt labor of love, I decided to tell my story in the form of a book. Learning Lessons is about my journey as a teacher, as a student and as a human being walking life’s path.
We stumble, we fall and we lose our way.
So, how do we get back up, try again and find our path on our lifelong learning journey?
Here is an excerpt from the book:
“Life is a journey of lessons. There is no test, no failure, no right answer, no curriculum. The only standards are the ones that come from the true spirit of our common humanity. We are forever teachers and students on this learning journey of life. My hope is that by sharing some of my life lessons as a teacher and as a student, I can help support and inspire others on their learning journey of curiosity, self-discovery, connections, reflection and enlightenment so that they too might find their song and share it with the world.
So, this is my learning journey and the lessons that led me back home to my true sprit. This is my love song to the child in each of us who falls down, gets lost, confused, frustrated, afraid and overwhelmed, but who is just trying to figure things our, step-by-step, one lesson at a time, to find their way in the world.”
This book is not only for teachers, but also for anyone who has lost their way and is seeking their way back “home” to their true self, to peace and to self-love and acceptance.
It is a book of inspiration and hope and healing through the story it tells, but also through the activities at the end of each chapter that help the reader personally reflect on the lesson learned and then, make an interpersonal connection to others.
You can buy the book NOW by using this link…click here.
OR you can pre-order your copy through Amazon, Barnes and Noble and over 300 book distributors online for a release date of May 15th.
Thank you, and as they say to the pilgrims on the Camino: Buen viaje!
Photo credit:
Learning Lessons by Linda Markley
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