Reflections on Being Human

Essays that sit with human experience — emotion, contradiction, meaning — without rushing to explain or resolve it.

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2025-10-22

The Fire Inside the Fireplace. A Woman’s Quiet Rebellion

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2025-09-25

Quiet Cracking in Teachers: Classroom & Parent Insights

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Quiet cracking in teachers happens when performance continues but engagement quietly fades. A humorous, reflective journey through messy classrooms, Reggio-inspired learning, workshops, and parent conferences—showing the real human side of teaching.

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2025-09-18

The Tyranny of Positivity: When Smiles Become Homework

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In a world that demands constant cheerfulness, many of us wear a mask to hide our true feelings. Our new article explores the emotional toll of this pretense and the liberation that comes from embracing all your emotions.

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2025-09-13

When Legends Became Teachers: Polish Tales, Indian Myths, and Childhood Between Worlds

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When Legends Became Teachers: Polish Tales, Indian Myths, and Childhood […]

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2025-08-13

Is Poland Losing Itself? Immigration, Identity, and the Fight to Stay Polish

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By a Polish woman, citizen of the world ?? The […]

2025-06-17

The Chicken That Took Me Home: A Journey into Memory

@chireveti Reflections on Being Human childhood memories, family, grandparents, nostalgia, personal essay, Polish countryside, rural life, simple life 0

The Chicken That Took Me Home: A Journey into Memory […]

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2025-05-25

The Emotional Syllabus: Lessons We Forget as Adults

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I know the water cycle. I’ve memorized my times tables. But no one taught me how to say, “I need a break” without guilt. We teach empathy to children, then model passive aggression in meetings. We teach facts they can Google, but skip the human tools they’ll actually need. It’s time to redesign the syllabus