On January 1, 2021, host Tim Cavey tweeted “All right, educators. Who’s up for the 10,000 push-up challenge this year? We’ll need to average 28 per day and track our progress together.”

At the time, he hoped that maybe a few educators might join him. To his surprise, the tweet was liked hundreds of times, and over 170 educators joined him in a Google Sheet to track their push-up progress together. By January 16, 2021, challenge participants had combined for 66,357 recorded push-ups!

As fun as that is, the challenge isn’t actually about the numbers. It’s about lifestyle change. It’s about gradually building a new daily habit: one that improves our fitness and expands our capacity to serve others.

Whether you’re an official member of the Teachers on Fire 10,000 Push-Up Challenge or you’re on your own quest for teacher wellness, this conversation will encourage you. Enjoy.

Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice.

QUESTIONS THAT GUIDED THIS DISCUSSION

Q1 - Who are you and what does your CONTEXT in education look like?

Q2 - What is your WHY for the push-up challenge? Where does your motivation come from?

Q3 - How is the challenge going so far for you? UPDATE us.

Q4 - What are your tips, tricks, or strategies for getting in your reps and keeping this going with CONSISTENCY?

Q5 - Let us know how we can CONNECT with you and your work in 2021!

CONNECT with THESE COMMITTED EDUCATORS on TWITTER

🔥 Taila McKenzie @heymsmckayy (https://twitter.com/heymsmckayy)

🔥 Kim Burke @Burke_Kim_Coach (https://twitter.com/burke_kim_coach)

🔥 Aurra Kawanzaruwa @Ms_Aurra (https://twitter.com/Ms_Aurra)

🔥 Craig Collins @CraigCCollins (https://twitter.com/craigccollins)

🔥 Andrew Canle @AJCanle (https://twitter.com/AJCanle)

🔥 Andy Dobbie @A_Dobbie11 (https://twitter.com/A_Dobbie11)

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SONG TRACK CREDITS

Roots of Legend by Density & Time

True Messiah by DJ Freedem

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