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Danielle Johnson
Aug 23, 2023
Take the Limits Off!
Photo by Andre Morales Kalamar on Unsplash This summer, I drove my son to an Old Dominion University (ODU) basketball camp. During the...
Meghan Raftery
Aug 16, 2023
Human Design for Educators: A First Person Experience
Photo by Chi Chen on Unsplash Confession: I check my horoscope daily. When I flip through the digital edition of my local newspaper each...
Danielle Johnson
May 1, 2023
Land Acknowledgements: Honoring Indigenous and Enslaved Peoples
by Melissa Smith Photo by Amber Martin on Unsplash For far too long, the history of Indigenous and Enslaved peoples has been ignored or...
Danielle Johnson
Apr 13, 2023
Be Seen: Drive Your Scat Pack
Photo by Yoal Desurmont on Unsplash My son and nephew love cars! When we are driving they can tell you what car is next to us. How fast...
Meghan Raftery
Apr 9, 2023
Raising (White Male) Antiracists Part 3: Power and Privilege
The work of antiracism is a lifelong journey. There is no endpoint and for every step forward, there may be steps sideways or backwards....
Danielle Johnson
Jan 22, 2023
Moving Towards My Intentions for Transformation
For about ten years now, I would select a personal word to guide my experience for the upcoming year. Before I started selecting a...
Danielle Johnson
Nov 20, 2022
Alignment: Words and Deeds
Have you ever been in a meeting and facilitators ask for suggestions? Then suggestions are shared around the room through a protocol or...
Danielle Johnson
Nov 9, 2022
Time Is on My Side, Yes It Is!
Two years ago, I purchased an instant pot as a household Christmas gift. We used it several times to expedite cooking healthy meals. The...
Danielle Johnson
Oct 20, 2022
Maturity Is Not Measured by Your Age!
I have been in many discussions, conversations, and dialogues with individuals. Whether these actions took place face to face, by...
Meghan Raftery
Aug 14, 2022
Raising (White Male) Antiracists – Part Two: Decolonize Your Mind
True confession: I did not recognize my Whiteness until I was well into my thirties. I cringe to admit this, but it is true. When I was...
Meghan Raftery
Aug 10, 2022
Raising (White Male) Antiracists – Part One: Biodiversity
When I think of the most compelling reasons I want to become more culturally competent, number one on the list is to help raise children...
Meghan Raftery
Aug 6, 2022
In Defense Of Gifted Education
I hope you’ve enjoyed Edjacent designer Doug Wren’s recent multipart blog series, Put Students First. Seek Growth. Be Open to Change. As...
Danielle Johnson
Aug 3, 2022
Family Project-Based Learning
On August 10th, my youngest son will turn seven. We will celebrate his birthday the same way we have every year since his first birthday:...
Frances Knight Thompson
Jul 25, 2022
Civility Through The Lens Of Race – Courageous And Compassionate Conversations
We move through the world differently from one another. The generational and historical treatment of Black people in our country, since...
Danielle Johnson
Feb 18, 2022
His Feet Hurt!!!
This past weekend, my son, Josiah, had basketball workouts. Josiah was not moving the way he normally moves on the basketball court....
Danielle Johnson
Feb 2, 2022
Pandora’s (All-giving) Systems
There are three connections I want to make in this post. First, the movie Avatar (2009). Second, the idea of Pandora’s box. Third, the...
Danielle Johnson
Dec 15, 2021
Stand With the Three Hs: Hope, Humanity, Humility
I will never begin to know anyone’s total lived experiences. I only know my lived experiences and perspectives because I have to...
Danielle Johnson
Oct 27, 2021
Everything Is a Lesson! Part Two
As I aspire to be a better human being, I understand the beauty of valuing myself, my lived experiences, and every individual placed in...
Danielle Johnson
Oct 26, 2021
Everything Is a Lesson! Part One
Learning is essential to improvements in our daily lives, especially when someone says or does something that you feel is a concern....
Danielle Johnson
Oct 25, 2021
Everything Is a Lesson! Setting the Stage
Experiences and reflections that you engage in allow you to develop the will to activate “lessons learned.” There are so many thoughts...
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