Real-time blogs, documenting our journey

Below are the blog posts referenced above.
Please watch the masterclass first—it’s the most constructive and complete version of the story.

But if you’re currently in the middle of a school battle, these posts may feel validating.

Most educators are wonderful. A few are not. And when you meet one of the “bad apples,” it can be shocking—and incredibly isolating.

Read the posts below only if a real-time, empathetic account would feel comforting right now:

1. How I Was Accused of child neglect This story is referenced in the masterclass, but told in full here, in Articles #1 and #2. This experience ultimately became the foundation of SOAR Circle.

2. Today Is My Redemption Day Written on the one-year anniversary of Article #1, this post is a celebration.  I just didn’t realize the battles would continue until my son graduated from high school. But in the end, they forged our family into a united team: “The Winters vs. the World.”
3. 95% Rant… This post was written during a 30-day writing challenge in November 2010. About four months before Article #1, I had an early run-in with the same principal. Reading it now, I can’t believe how “green” I was—and how hard it was for me to accept that a fellow educator could be such an ego-maniac… at best.