I was convinced I would be non-renewed, even though my evaluations were highly effective and I had taken steps with the appropriate support systems in anticipation/mitigation of the problems that were attached to me. The pressure was real. The pressure was from all sides.
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Today is my first day at Emporia State University! Hooray!

"Every single performance was contoured by fear".

After 20 yrs in K-12 I’m stepping into a faculty role. I’ve republished “Prelude,” an essay on teacher agency & curriculum leadership through reflective self-study. Feedback welcome 👇

I have published the second movement in a trio of essays. This narrative centers my be(com)ing in the birth of a goat, where memory is method.

A scene from my dissertation, a rhizomatic entry point of my be(com)ing.

Curtis Westbrook