Maria Black

“The best & most beautiful things in the world can’t be seen or even touched- they must be felt with the heart”-Helen Keller. Thankful for our NHCS students 💓

[Maria Black @Mariablacknhcs]

@imTerenceLester @imcecilialester Abundance of blessings over your beautiful marriage ! 🙏❤️🎉

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Impact.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Education is relationship-centered, where effective communication, personalized learning, and emotional well-being thrive, fostering a community where everyone feels valued and connected

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Effective leaders cultivate relationships.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Taking care of staff is putting students first.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Strong relationships in the classroom reduce the need for rigid rules. It becomes more about expectations, procedures, and routines, where the students feel valued and empowered to contribute positively to the learning environment.

[Maria Black @Mariablacknhcs]

🙌🏼 #relationshipsbeforerigor

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

In education, forming real connections with students is crucial for success. Without these bonds, achieving genuine academic rigor is challenging. Students are more likely to reach their full potential when they believe the teacher cares about them and their best interests are central to the learning process. Building this belief relies on establishing strong and meaningful relationships.#Relationshipsbeforerigor

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

All educators need to fully enjoy their holidays. Few people know tired like educators. Research found that teachers make more minute-by-minute decisions than brain surgeons, & if that's not tiring enough, remember the decisions are with a classroom full of students. Exhausting!

[Maria Black @Mariablacknhcs]

Yesss! 🙌🏼

[Secretary Miguel Cardona @SecCardona]

My name is Miguel, but a lot of my teachers called me Michael.
In 7th grade I finally had the courage to tell my principal that I’d like to be called by the name that my Latino parents gave me -- Miguel, not Michael.

To any student that is reading this, your identity matters.

[Maria Black @Mariablacknhcs]

👌🏼 ❣️ 🎉 📚✏️

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

From the 1st day of school and every day, let the students know you're glad they're in your class!
https://t.co/JIFu3wEvCp

[Maria Black @Mariablacknhcs]

This 👇🏼 🙌🏼
So much to say about this!💙

[Dr. Bryan Pearlman #MaslowBeforeBloom @DrP_Principal]

When I was a building principal, we had a group of boys who were consistently getting office referrals during lunch for aggressive and disruptive behaviors. In the past, these behaviors had led to increasingly severe consequences that did not reduce the negative behaviors (and caused some students to be sent home and to miss instruction). I sat down with the group and we worked together to come up with a plan on what to do during lunch. One of the boys asked if we could start a knitting club, since his Auntie had recently taught him how to knit. Since he was a leader of the group, the other boys agreed. I asked them to come back tomorrow with some ideas of what to knit. The next day one of the boys said that he wanted to knit little hats for the preemies at the hospital, since his little cousin was there and that a nurse mentioned that they had run out of the little hats. The boys knitted daily and we delivered the hats to the hospital. We received many heartfelt thank you notes from families, nurses and doctors (and even an in-person visit with a personal thank you and cookies from a newborn's mom). This group continued to grow as did our ability to create knitted hats for preemies. This became a huge success for the participating students. There was significant improvement in the students’ behavior, attitude, achievement, and attendance. It is so important to think outside of the box for “win-win” solutions. It really isn’t the WHAT you do that is important, it is the WHY you are doing it! Our knitting group become a team, family, and community.

#maslowbeforebloom

[Maria Black @Mariablacknhcs]

@DrKLBowen Congratulations🎉 Dr Bowen! Blessed times ahead for you and your family!

[Maria Black @Mariablacknhcs]

👌🏼

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

If you think standardized tests are a reflection of the real-world, just ask yourself how many problems in the real world have only one correct solution.

[Maria Black @Mariablacknhcs]

@imTerenceLester @CocaCola Love love this 🙌🏼! Awesome!

[Maria Black @Mariablacknhcs]

@imTerenceLester Your got this! 🙏🏼🙌🏼🤗

[Maria Black @Mariablacknhcs]

Amen🙏🏼 Abundance of blessings are over you !

[Terence Lester, Ph.D. @imTerenceLester]

I went from thinking my life was over after a car accident left me unable to walk with nerve damage to walking again and getting closer to launching my largest awareness project for those affected by poverty and homelessness.

Never give up! God, I thank you 🙏🏾🥹

#lovebeyondwalls

[Maria Black @Mariablacknhcs]

@imTerenceLester Amen🙏🏼! Thank you for always sharing words of wisdom, courage and being so inspiring! Keep on keeping on!

[Maria Black @Mariablacknhcs]

@jkjkjkjk46 Soy miembro de Club Pilates aca. Sabes si en PR están? Anyways, si estuviera all�� me iba contigo. Enjoy it !

[Maria Black @Mariablacknhcs]

@DrJLOates Love it 😂😂🥰

[Maria Black @Mariablacknhcs]

@DeloresOverby1 @LaChawnSmith @NewHanoverCoSch @WrightsboroE An amazing duo 🙌🏼!