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Lori Gard is a current school counsellor for two elementary schools and was formerly a kindergarten and elementary school teacher, as well as an instructional literacy coach working with teachers from K-9. Over the past number of years, she has been writing this blog as a means of reflecting on her teaching practice, as well as doing such for personal enjoyment. In December 2013, she wrote a letter which was published on the Huffington Post— a letter written as support to a newly hired teaching colleague. That note was initially read by just a handful of people, but at the end of January 2014, it started to grab the interest of teachers all over the world. To date, it has been read by over 2 million readers worldwide. It continues to be read on a regular basis by readers at her personal blog, Pursuit of a Joyful Life. Lori has also co-edited a book with University of Prince Edward Island’s Dr. Sean Wiebe called “Inside the classroom: stories of curriculum and creativity”.