Teaching Middle School ELA · Aug 17, 2026 · 6:35
Listen in the Podli app 🎧
Follow your favourite podcasts, listen offline and in the car with CarPlay and Android Auto, and always pick up where you left off. Free to try.
Another inspiring Monday Mindset eipisode, We walk into a new school year with fresh notebooks, a new seating chart, and a quiet hope that this year will finally feel lighter, only to realize a few weeks later that the stress feels familiar. If you’re a middle school ELA teacher who’s tired of waiting for the roster, admin support, or the schedule to magically fix everything, this Monday Mindset is a necessary reframe.
We talk through a simple idea that can genuinely change your day to day: if you want this school year to be different than last year, something inside of you has to change first. Not your curriculum. Not your classroom setup. Not the system. You. We unpack our “be, do, thrive” concept and why most of us try to run it backward, waiting for perfect conditions before we show up as the teacher we want to be. T
If this hit home, subscribe, share it with a teacher friend, and leave a review so more middle school ELA teachers can find the support they need.
Episodes: Teaching Middle School ELA