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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: My First Observation of 2026

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Conversations Unleashed: Rising Together

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Jan 12, 2026

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995

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Summary

An administrator walked into my classroom—and everything didn’t go as planned. In this episode, Michael Bonner breaks down his first observation of 2026: the energy, the lesson design, the missteps, and the uncomfortable data that followed. From teaching reading and testing new strategies to owning what didn’t work, this is a real conversation about growth, feedback, and getting another shot to do it better.