I asked a veteran teacher today… after she had taught a month of summer school… how she remained so inspired. She responded without hesitating:
“The kids. They need me. And they deserve my best.”
Yeah… that fires me up!
9/ “Lead by Example”
This is the first step to leadership.
Encourage your child or athlete to begin their leadership journey by leading by example.
◾️ Be on time
◾️ Have a high character
◾️ Bring positive energy
◾️ Be one of the hardest workers
◾️ Be committed.
Treat people right. Appreciate them, encourage them, support them and make them feel like they matter (because they do). Do this at home, at work, at school, at the store, etc. Do this with people you know and people you don't. Try your best every day to make someone else's day.
We must consider the words we say to others:
1- Do those words build up people?
2- Are they the right words for the occasion?
3 - Do your words give grace to those who hear?
Some people build and need no hammer and others destroy but need no wrecking ball.
Words matter.
Experience a mangrove forest in Bengal with "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins. Some connections to "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park.
#travelbybook#growthmindset
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley has tremendous figurative language.
A fun mystery with an 11 year old as the star.
# 11yearsolds
# another mystery
# figurative language