The I’m Just a Teacher/I’m Just a Kid Guided Journals help schools build the community necessary to create a learning culture at your school by guiding teachers and students of color through structured reflection that sparks meaningful dialogue and cultural transformation.
Schools are committed to inclusion, equity, and strong relationships but the reality can feel challenging:
Students struggle to feel seen and heard in classrooms.
Teachers want to connect deeply with their students, but time and competing priorities get in the way.
Efforts to create an inclusive school culture often feel surface-level or performative.
Without a structured process, reflection and dialogue can students and teachers disconnected and initiatives incomplete.
Why This Journal Set Works
The I’m Just a Teacher/I’m Just a Kid Guided Journals are a bridge between students and teachers, providing:
Structured reflection prompts designed to help students and teachers explore identity, voice, and relationships with education.
Parallel exercises for students and teachers so both sides can see, hear, and understand each other’s perspectives.
Actionable insights that lead to classroom practices and school policies informed by lived experience.
A scalable solution for your school: easy to implement in advisory, homerooms, or professional learning time.
Using These Journals in Your School Can:
Strengthen relationships between teachers and students through deep reflection and meaningful dialogue.
Help students and teachers see the similarities in their experience they have.
Create a more inclusive and supportive culture rooted in understanding and equity.
Provide actionable insights that inform classroom and school-wide practices.
How It Works
Self-Reflection: Teachers and students explore their identities, experiences, and perspectives on education.
Parallel Journaling: Each participant engages with prompts tailored to their role, creating shared understanding.
Dialogue & Action: Journaling insights inform discussions, classroom strategies, and school initiatives.
Cultural Transformation: Reflection leads to changes in classroom interactions, policies, and relationships that promote equity and belonging.
At its core, the I’m Just a Teacher / I’m Just a Kid Guided Journals are a practice of reflection that leads to action, helping schools turn understanding into meaningful change in relationships, policies, and culture.