Maine Educator Online, Member's Only, News, Summer 22
Challenges…or Opportunities? My first year as a local president, my former superintendent tried (unsuccessfully) to get me to view challenges as ‘opportunities’. I can’t remember now what ‘challenges’ we were dealing with at the time but I’m sure some were increased...
Maine Educator Online, Member's Only, Summer 22
My oldest son is now 13. I had no idea how much this would hit me. It wasn’t necessarily the fact that he became a teenager, and how much more white hair I am covering up with dye. Instead, what affected me the most was the feeling of being shut out of his life. I was...
Maine Educator Online, Member's Only, News, Summer 22
MEA – Still Strong, Stable and Solid I can’t believe how quickly time flies. In May, I experienced my second MEA Representative Assembly (RA) in South Portland and in person! It was amazing to be able to see and meet many of you. In some ways, it feels like no...
Member's Only, News, President's Message
Spring has sprung at last! (Even though I know its still a bit hidden by snow in the County…it is on its way there, too!) And with spring comes lots of good things!First, the 2022 MEA Representative Assembly, May 21-22, IN PERSON, in South Portland. Along with...
Maine Educator Online, Member's Only, Perspectives, Spring 22
By: Paul Johnson, AFUM Member In January, I received my copy of Maine Educator. The article that really struck me was “School Nurse Struggle.” Several nurses gave personal accounts of how they had been spoken to and treated over the past academic year. In addition to...
