November 4 is Coach Appreciation Day! And I'm giving away a dozen copies of the Onward Workbook to coaches who have had an impact. Nominate a coach (a colleague or someone who has coaches you!) and share a short story about the impact they've had on you... https://t.co/yr9WaQRuup
Teacher,
You’re tired.
It feels like your kindness keeps getting taken for granted.
It seems as if your students rarely notice the little things you do.
And that one parent is always angry with you.
I get it. I see you. But please, keep fighting! We need you. Thank you.
Lesson plans are important, and pedagogy matters... but some of the most important work of teachers, might not be captured by a plan. When teachers encourage, support, inspire, care about, and connect with their students... they are engaged in work that transcends the “plan.”
Can me crazy, but it just doesn’t seem fair that teachers can only deduct $250 for school supplies, but the new tax laws allow business executives to deduct the full cost of a private jet. https://t.co/E9wadUz8O8
Some of these kids don’t value their lives or the lives of others, because no one has ever told them that their life means something. We have to show them their value��their life depends on it.
Do flexible classrooms work? "[They] are successful because they go hand in hand with a change in pedagogy...Changing the layout of your classroom will almost certainly have no impact at all—if you don’t change your teaching too." https://t.co/HinWdH29hP
I'm comfortable giving the student who needed 4 attempts to master a skill the same grade as the student who only needed 1 attempt.
'If' a student learns is more important to me than 'when.'
To every educator who gives out pencils knowing that you’ll never get them back, THANK YOU a million times over!
Compassion, support & love aren’t enabling - they’re powerful gifts that inspire & will change our kids’ lives.✏️💯
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A positive school culture does not occur by chance. It begins & ends with leadership. Empathy, encouragement & enthusiasm are key!
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