Laura Barringer

Allow me to first introduce myself and share a small part of my personal story because it––and its resulting connection to the good folks of Converge––is an unusual one. I am a full-time kindergarten teacher who accidentally became an author of two books, one of which became an unexpected bestseller. You read that correctly. I did not plan to become…

In this week’s blog post, Author and Grow Kids Teacher Laura Barringer introduces how we can nurture habits of goodness in our school communities. Laura’s March 9 Converge session, “Tov: A Three-Lettered Word That Shapes School Culture,” will explore this question: How do we create school cultures that resist abuse and toxicity?