Hey Reader!

Happy Summer! Well, happy summer to those of you in the northern hemisphere.

It's wild to think that another school year has come to an end. This past year was especially meaningful to me as I finally reached a goal I have been working on since my family and I moved to Nova Scotia:

🎯 Land a permanent, full-time teaching job at my kids' public school.

I'm finally back to teaching full-time and I could not be more excited about it! Getting to be Mr. Joey at our local public school (Kings County Academy) feels like a dream come true, and I am so looking forward to this next chapter in my teaching journey.

I've had my head down for a long time as I focused on getting my program up and running at KCA. If crafting a bespoke curriculum (i.e. one that is specifically tailored to my school and its community) was a heavy lift, bringing that curriculum to life has been (and will continue to be) an even heavier one.

That said, I've never felt clearer when it comes to the vision I have for my physical education program and the path I need to take to make it a reality. These past three years at KCA have been transformative, and I am proud of the growth I have made as a physical educator and excited about the growing that is still ahead of me.

ThePhysicalEducator.com and #PhysEdU (my online community for physical educators) have played essential roles in helping shape who I have become as a teacher. As I get ready to roll up my sleeves and dive into the world of full-time teaching again, I am counting on this platform to continue to serve as a space for reflection, sharing, connection, and growth.

You may have noticed at the top of this newsletter a refreshed logo for ThePhysicalEducator.com. I decided to hit the drawing board and come up with something that aligned itself better with how I see myself helping fellow physical educators in this next chapter of my career:

🧭 My mission is to help you teach with purpose, so that your everyday practice aligns to a vision you are actually proud of.

Throughout my career, I've talked a lot about the importance of having a North Star: a purpose that compels you to grow, think outside of the box, stretch your comfort zones, and become the kind of physical educator you've always known you could be.

Never in my career have I felt more connected to my North Star. The sense of purpose that currently infuses my teaching makes me wake up excited to get planning and working.

Does it make everything feel effortless? HELLLLL NO! The grind remains a grind and there are severals day when I get home and would rather not think about the chaos I just submitted myself to.

However, a good night's sleep and a fresh cup of strong coffee usually lead to me feeling curious (and motivated) to find solutions to these "pedagogical problems" that drove me crazy the day before. After all, "success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm".

All this to say that I am excited for what comes next: both in my teaching and in my relationship with you. I feel very blessed to be where I'm at – not to mention to be on summer break – and I'm pumped that I get to share this moment with you.

Now that I've reached my goal of landing a permanent, full-time teaching job at KCA, my self-imposed social media hiatus will come to an end. If you're not already, you can follow along on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook. I'm working on a new episode of The #PhysEd Show podcast in which I go over some of the hits, misses, and bellyflops from this past school year.

Better yet, come join the gang on #PhysEdU! I've been actively posting there this whole time, and am currently doing a deep dive into the cycling program I've been building at KCA (oh yeah, I taught mountain biking in PE this year!) 🚵‍♀️

Either way, I hope you have an amazing summer!

I hope you found some value in this edition of The #PhysEd Newsletter! If you did, feel free to invite others to sign up for it!

Happy Teaching!

Joey

Joey Feith
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