@cultofpedagogy Break up the time into manageable segments! Just because you have a 40 min synchronous meeting time doesn’t mean you need to be on stage for 40 min trying to accommodate kids online and in person. Think breakout groups and independent tasks and discussion time.
Overheard a student say this to a friend this week in our school, “I don’t like wearing the mask, but I completely understand why we need to wear the mask.”
I thought that was a very honest and mature perspective.
It would be ashamed if education comes out of this pandemic only to return to status quo. There hasn't been an opportunity for such sweeping changes in education for the last half century.
Less testing
More adaptability
Improved family/school partnership
Let kids learn like kids
Kindness isn’t weak. It takes courage to show kindness. It takes strength. It takes effort. It takes practice. It takes setting aside what’s easy for what’s valuable. Be kind...always.
Lots of things can harm the learning environment in a school, but we need to make sure it’s not the energy, excitement, or enthusiasm of the educators working in the school.
When each of us brings our best, there’s a much better chance that students will rise up too.
Your past does not equal your future. It's never too late to make a change.
Even if the first part of your school year didn't go as well as you'd like, things can get better.
Even if you can't change the circumstances, you can still change your response to the circumstances.
5 non-negotiables for success w “hard to reach” kids.
1. Don’t take it personally.
2. 2nd to last word is best.
3. Late is better than not at all.
4. Some is better than none.
5. Private is better than public.
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I’m far more concerned about the type of people my kids are becoming than the grades they earn, the test scores they get, or the accolades they receive.
Be kind. Be caring. Do your best. Always be learning.
Your character means more to me than your achievements ever will.
Your work as an educator can’t be effectively quantified.
Not by test scores.
Not by evaluation ratings.
Not by value added measures.
Education is a human endeavor and your value is more than a number.
What you do matters.
You go above and beyond every day for kids.
Our amazing staff spent the day celebrating each other and learning together on our very first Pineapple Day! Just can't hide that Joppatowne Pride! #joesreachingexcellence#pineapplevisits