Jessica Flaxman

Jessica Flaxman is the Dean of Faculty and Employees at Rye Country Day School in Rye, New York. She is a graduate of the Klingenstein Center and earned her doctorate in educational leadership from Penn GSE. A lifelong English teacher, Jessica knows the true power of words and stories to enlighten minds and build communities.

Website: http://www.whatilearnedtodayinschool.com

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June 2021 - The Other Side of Loss

The Hand-Off

Jessica Flaxman·June 8, 2021

What I felt about each student couldn’t be found in the cells of excel or in the margins of my hasty jottings on notebook…

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Issue: October 2020 - Belonging

Words to Belong To

Jessica Flaxman·October 13, 2020

I wish I could say that every student who ever took a class with me felt completely seen, heard, and appreciated. But that would…

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Issue: May 2020

On Milestones

Jessica Flaxman·May 19, 2020

Spring, 2020: the season of missed milestones. Beyond birthdays, anniversaries, and religious gatherings that were not celebrated together or much at all, major school…

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Issue: April 2020 - Educating in a Pandemic

Crucibles of Change

Jessica Flaxman·April 1, 2020

As my high school senior slowly accepts the possibility that she may fulfill her graduation credits through exclusively online classes, miss her senior prom,…

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