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Welcome to Education Rocks! With Amy Casey


Hey everyone! Are you looking for ways to amp up your instruction, rock out positive relationships with your students and colleagues or improve this education gig? Then you have come to the right blog!

I'm Amy Casey and I have been a die-hard public educator for nearly 25 years! I've also had a side hustle as a vocalist in the popular Kansas City cover band Cherry Bomb for nearly 17 years. Join me as I do a mash up of all things education and throw in a little bit of rock and roll! The first hit I want you to jam to is:

All You Need Is Love (Love your people)

I love my school and my people. And yes, I tell them that. I tell teachers that I love them. I tell students that I love them. Because I do. And this love is not a fluffy, surface level, "puppies and rainbows" kind of love. This love is the kind that holds people accountable, while lifting them up…not tearing them down. This love is the kind of love that says, "you may not have gotten it today, but I believe you will get it tomorrow." This love is the kind of love that says, "I am not looking for perfection, but I am looking for the best you can do." This is the kind of love that nudges people to fulfill their potential rather than pushing them over the edge.

Indeed, love is patient and kind. It is not rude or arrogant. It does not insist on its own way. While I have not reached mastery in this endeavor, it is how I strive to lead. I am a human being and on occasion that humanness just comes right on out. However, when I have done my best to lead from this place of love and have a human slip up, I find that my staff and students are much more inclined to forgive me. In love. Because what goes around…comes around.

This love that I have for my learning community is all about connection. I feel connected to my staff, students and family. They are my "village," my "tribe," my "family."
My top two "rules" as a principal are - 1) Be nice to kids. 2) Be nice to each other. This is how we begin to show our love for our people.
Peace Out!

Photo 1 - Cherry Bomb

Photo 2 - Ravenwood Teacher Rock Band (Of course I have the microphone!)


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  1. Aubrey PattersonNovember 7, 2018 at 7:53 PM

    So positive! So well written! Especially ❤️ "My top two "rules" as a principal are - 1) Be nice to kids. 2) Be nice to each other. This is how we begin to show our love for our people." When I was a principal, we changed the lofty mission statement that no one knew to "live, love and learn"

    Thank you for sharing!!

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