Bright Bulbs’ Blog
How this place actually works.
These posts will give you an idea of how things run around here — what a teacher does when a day goes sideways, how we work out what our students need, and what happens between dropoff and pickup.
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What happens when you’re ready to get started
Read this one: What happens when you’re ready to get startedThe hardest part of looking at a new school is not knowing what you have just started. So here is the whole thing, in order, with nothing left out.
More From the Bright Bulbs Blog
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Memorial Day: The Cost of Freedom
This Memorial Day hit differently for me. Perhaps it’s because our nation is celebrating its 250th anniversary—a moment that demands deeper reflection on the extraordinary journey of the United States.
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After Eight Years: The End of An Era at Edison
After eight years, an era has officially come to an end. Gabe and Seth, the two longest-enrolled students at The Edison School, have graduated from high school.
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The Selfless Hearts Shaping Our Kids
Sometimes I wish time travel were real. If it were, I’d go back and visit every teacher I “tormented” (or, more accurately, learned from) as a kid.
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From Fear to a Window Seat: Helping Kids Embrace Challenges
Recently, I had the privilege of taking a group of Edison’s high school students on a multi-night trip to Washington, D.C.
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Control-centered or Learning-centered Classrooms
I believe there are two main types of classrooms in modern education…a control-centered classroom and a learning-centered classroom.
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Building the Right Team at Edison
As a new, young leader, I had an overinflated view of my importance to my team. I believed that if I was out, things wouldn’t run as smoothly.
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Proud Moment at Edison
More than anything, I see myself as a life coach to the kids enrolled at The Edison School.
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Kindness over Niceness
In the first team meeting of every season, regardless of the sport, when I was growing up, my coaches would always share with the parents and players their strategy for the upcoming…
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Cultivate an Exponential Impact
1992 was the year I began my career in education, and at the time I didn’t think about the long-term impact I might have on my kids.
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Striving for Excellence
This has been an especially hard week for middle Tennesseans, and the south in general, because of an ice storm that came through last weekend.
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The High Plane of Dignity: Why Our Kids Need Us to Model MLK Jr.’s Message
As our nation pauses today to honor and celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I fear we have lost a major part of his message…treating others with…
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Building Life-Changing Connections
Do you remember what it was like when you first met someone that you wanted to get to know better? What did it take for you to develop a connection with them?
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Reading about it only gets you so far.
Come spend a morning here on a regular day. Classrooms mid-lesson, the teachers your child would actually have, and nothing staged for visitors. Bring your child if you’d like — there is nothing to sign.