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 I value a holistic approach to education. I believe in educating the whole child. I look at social and emotion as well as academic when teaching a child. There is more to education than just teaching the basic facts or letter names. A child's social and emotional state is reflected in their work as well.  

Not only do we need to care for our students, we also need to care for ourselves. Through my experiences, I learned how to care for myself in order to be there to care for my students. 

Enlightened Corner offers...

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Who is 
Enlightened Corner?

I am an elementary educator from Michigan. Like many teachers, I went into teaching to make a difference. Teaching is an art form. It takes a whole lot of persistence, optimism, creativity, and faith.

• Persistence because you will have students who need different things and you will work to find something for each one of them.
• Optimism because new curriculum and teaching ideas will come your way. It is important that you go into learning those new ideas with a positive attitude.
• Creativity, well....it takes creative ideas to make learning happen.
• Faith because there will be a lot of negativity out there. But keep steadfast on your goals.

​Enlightened Corner is where I showcase ideas that helped me out as an educator. It hasn’t been an easy road, but it has been totally worth it.

Find out more about Jackie ⤖

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