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Most students do appreciate you and your hard work, but they just don’t know how to tell you that they do.
Speaking on behalf of the best interest of the children and families on Sunday December 13th at the capitol for Let Them Learn’s Rally for Quality Education. My 2020 grad got up the courage to speak too and tell how it’s affected her.
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I have grown to be a free spirit as I’ve aged, and not without struggle, by not focusing so much on what others think of me and just striving to be the person God made me to be, not what everyone else around me wants me to be. I try to teach and instill this in those students that I work with and in my own children.
My love for life, always being myself, and living it to its fullest makes me a free spirit
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What makes a me a free spirit is my willingness to try anything if it will help my kids grow. I even get the pleasure of raising my very own free spirit. 🙂
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I am a free spirit because I do what’s best for my students instead of just what everyone else is doing.
I am a free spirit because I’ve learned to trust my instincts and take chances.
I am a free spirit because I like to think creatively and live life to the fullest. I want to start my own school age care program so that I can teach children essential life skills using these awesome books!
I am a free spirit because I am open to new experiences, knowledge, friends, and the world.
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I am a Free spirit when I am creative and having fun with family and friends!
I am a free spirit when I live in the moment!
I am a free spirit as I love to try new things and want to continually explore new places, foods, and cultures.
Living life to the fullest makes me a free spirit
Loving my family, my job, READING and my life make me a free spirit!
What makes me a free spirit is my lack of desire to fit into boxes. I’m always searching for the best way to get something done, or reach the tough student.
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I am a free spirit because I take each day as it comes and roll with it!
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I am a FREE SPIRIT because we all have the potential to be creative — and I choose to offer it as a choice to young children and their families.
I am a free spirit who tries new things despite doubt, who talks truth to power and is truthful to all.
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I’m a free spirit because I can successfully deviate from a planned program or presentation and follow the natural flow that the participants follow.
I already follow you on Pinterest & twitter, plus I “like” you on Facebook!
I speak my mind (with kindness) and march to the beat of my own drum!
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I try every day to work from/for my soul, and not my ego.
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Living an authentic life is what gives me freedom and comfort to be different in the world.
I am a free spirit because I take care of myself independently and in my own way. People often tell me i’m doing something wrong but I know I’m healing my free spirit.
I love the essence of Free Spirit: helping children and teens think for themselves, overcome challenges, and make a difference in the world. I believe that using the wonderful resources frees the spirit of educators as they contribute to the world!
I follow my own path.
I am a free spirit because I don’t let the little things get be down. I don’t get stressed and I always try to believe life has the best in store for me. Even if what’s happening isn’t ideal, I remind myself this is the way it’s supposed to be and I make the best of it!
I let go to let Divine Spirit flow, dontcha know, we might have a ways to go, and so we roll as we go, so!
f ollowing my passion
r aising others up
e mpathy for families who struggle
e nergizing myself to live each day to the fullest
s lowing down when life gets to fast
p assionately advocating for children
i magining my best self each day
r eading stories to support social emotional growth
i nvesting in the future of our children
t hankful for the opportunity to share knowledge
This is wonderful! Thank you, Vicki.
Lead with your humanity to be a free spirit!
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A continual love of learning makes me a free spirit.
Being flexible in thinking makes me a free spirit.
Very much into saving the environment, reusing, recycling, and reducing carbon footprint
Being flexible, compassionate with others, and willing to go with the flow! 🙂
Awe that’s what frees my spirit. There is something awesome in everybody and in everything around us!
What makes me a free spirit is being open to learning new things from all of my resources.
Curiosity. Curiosity and love of learning has always led to being a free spirit!
I believe that children, like all people, are free and we’re lucky to care for them during this time. I want to show them how to embrace who they are and be open to each other’s humanity.
As a school counselor, I am a free spirit but wandering our school giving free hugs (sharing compliments, kindness, breaks, listening ear etc…), multiple times a day to all and any staff member or child. We discuss free gifts often and hugs and kindness are for sure some of them! I love all of the wonderful resources you offer and appreciate the opportunity to win. Thank you!!
My 3 Gifted kids love these books and they help to teach them in ways that we cannot as parents.
I liked you on Facebook! If only I had a Twitter or Pinterest
Moving halfway across the country to a place I knew no one…and loving it!
I am a free spirit because I go with the flow as a middle school counselor-I have to 🙂
I am a free spirit because I do what I enjoy. I like to read, help others and make things with my hands. This makes me a free spirit.
I liked your site on FB. I love the picture.
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I am a Free Spirit, because I think outside the box. I am gingerbread: spicy, and I make an impression
I’m a world-traveling, yoga-teaching, free spirited counselor who can find positive intentions behind every conflict and challenge.
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I ride a motorcycle to school, would rather take the kids for a walk instead of having circle time, and am the one most likely to collect a stray off the sid of the road (human, animal or bird) and make sure it gets where it is supposed to be. 😺
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I’ve learned to let go of the things I can’t do anything about, it helps me de-stress.
I feel like I’m a free spirit, because I create my own reality and teach my elementary kiddos to do the same.
Living life in the moment makes me a free spirit!
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What makes me a free spirit is allowing my students to guide a lesson to relate to them and their life.
I find that my students and I go off on tangents during lessons, but that’s OK! We learn so much more about the world and each other when we can just talk and share.
I love the work that I do with people who are often marginalized by society. Helping them find their voice – and express their own free spirit – is very satisfying.
I am a free spirit because I like to LIVE life and when opportunity knocks, I usually answer!
I am Free Spirit following the lead of the children I work with, roll with flow
What makes me a free spirit is flexibility. Sometimes you have to just go with the flow and enjoy life.
I’m a Free Spirit, resource finding, staff and student supporting, media center goddess. Free Spirit resources fill my work with awesome sauce.
Learning on my own, everything I an curious about and allowing my children to learn what is on their hearts and minds is what makes me a free spirit.
I am a free spirit because I make students think about ways to improve their lives and become “free spirits” also.
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I am a free spirit because I do what is best for my students, regardless of what other teachers want.
I am definitely a free spirit who has found my natural habitat in the middle school community. To be able to “rock with adolescents”, one must be free, open, and willing to go with the flow! Love your resources!
I am free to choose my attitude each day!
I am a free spirit because working daily with children you learn to adapt and go with the flow of the day.
I am a “Free Spirit” Because I stood Up against a school district for Autistic Student Rights, which was to be Educationally serviced properly, I had to remove myself from future employment with the School District but found out they are exposed and made to properly service this student in the way the law says he is to be serviced. I am poorer, but stood on the humanity of the student and the right to get a free and equal education.
I am a free spirit because I treat children like individuals and not like cookie-cutter duplicates.
I am a free sprit because I try to live in the moment – good or bad – and know that I will never get that time back 🙂
My spirit is free because I don’t look for acceptance from the outside…it is rooted deep down inside me!!
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I’m a free spirit because I love who I am and I’m happy being me!
Raising my children and students to love reading and how to garner information independently makes me a Free Spirit
My love of learning and adventure.
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Allowing children to explore the world at their pace and awe makes me a Free Spirit
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I think that finding the beauty and excitement in life, and bringing that into my work with children, in that I meet them where they are and try to find the spark within them, is what makes me a free spirit.
I’m a free spirit because I’m easily distracted by kids needing help with books and end up chatting about books instead finishing my work.
I’m a free spirit because I choose to look at each family and child I work with, with positivity and a strengths based approach!
I love going with the flow!
Not being afraid of thinking outside the box and stepping outside of my comfort zone – seeing change and new experiences in a positive light.
I am a free spirit because I make the choice to support children each day and advocate for what is best for them!
My curly hair, my love of life, my positive outlook!
I’m a Free Spirit because not only am I able to veer off a planned lesson but enjoy the spontaneity of the interests and activities of the children I work with!
Being flexible with plans and going with the flow makes me a free spirit!
What makes me a free spirit is I have come to learn that life is too short so enjoy it to the fullest, feel free!