“Strong in Faith” with LeAnn Southward

Topics of discussion in this episode: 

Growing up in a household with high expectations and a strong faith in God

Finishing college quickly and getting married at a young age

Tackling failure and challenges

Supporting her husband going back to school to be a pastor while being a teacher and having young children

Struggling with the mixed feelings of setting boundaries and balancing the expectations of being a public figure

Finding the positive in something that you are experiencing as negative

Finding your community of support

Having a miscarriage and leaning on her faith to get her through it

Introverts versus Extroverts

Feeling the calling to lead a campus in a transition to using technology

Transitioning to remote learning when schools shut down while supporting her campus

Teachers communicating with families 

Changing expectations and being flexible while setting boundaries 

Transitioning to being a virtual teacher 

The strong emotions of transitioning to something you didn’t expect or possibly want

PIVOT !!!!

Virtual teachers and students : WE SEE YOU, WE HEAR YOU and WE APPRECIATE YOU! 

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