Hello fellow advisors, As we begin the new semester here in Washington state, a moment to reflect has always brought great conversation amongst students and specifically the teams that run the Student Based Enterprise teams. Here in Tumwater, we have three teams that have rotated responsibilities managing the Spirit Box vending machine and working through logistics to open a walk-up student store.

Happy New Year, as a Spirit Box advisor I am excited to finish the semester strong and begin to prepare for semester 2. For many teachers, including myself, we continue to grow and add curriculum materials to engage our students.

This is ‘Issue 4’ already and the time with students is flying by this year. As we begin to turn the corner on the school year, there are few challenges that are beginning to stand out. Some of these challenges can be characterized as student self-imposed helplessness.

This article from the ‘Advance CTE’ website has been a great starting point for me as I begin to review all of my classes. The insight from this article provides the facts that support my ‘why’. This data not only supports the variety of pathways that we offer students, but gives income opportunities for a few select post-secondary careers. One specific bullet from the article;

If you are feeling like the year is just flying by like I am, I found another short video from Edutopia that may help with building community within the classroom. As a teacher I am always striving to provide peer-to-peer collaboration for learning.