I did not get here alone. There were women who saw something in me before I fully saw it in myself. They trusted me with responsibility when I still carried doubt. They invited me into rooms where decisions were made. They corrected me without diminishing me. They challenged me without threatening me. They modeled strength that was steady, not loud. One of them told me early in my leadership journey, “You do not need permission to lead. You need preparation and integrity.” That sentence...

February is Heart Month at The Worthy Educator, honoring those special colleagues who make a difference in our lives and careers, celebrating how longterm, loyal, caring, nurturing, professional friendships enhance our experience as professionals! Apryl Taylor pays tribute to her sisters: When it comes to longterm relationships, I immediately think of my sisters who are also educators: Alina Taylor and Amber Taylor. I am fortunate to have them in my family, though it can be a bit intimidating...

Photo by Ronald Cuyan This weekend, I started reading Sisters of the Yam by bell hooks. In the opening chapters, she writes about truth-telling as a form of self-recovery, a way for Black women to begin healing by naming what has been carried in silence.  Those pages made me pause and think about something Monika Robinson said during her episode on The Exit Interview.   “I don’t know if I should tell this or not…”   That phrase,  in some way, shape, or form, shows up often in my conversations...