I taught middle school for 15 years and have been involved in education a lot longer than that. I've never seen a time when so much was asked of teachers with so little respect offered in return. It's not in any way sustainable, and we should all be speaking up about it.
Many people chase wealth, status, and achievement because progress is easy to measure, failing to realize that the gains that count the most are the hardest to count.
Real growth is building character—striving to improve in generosity, integrity, humility, fairness, or courage.
The harder we work to prove our status, the more insecure we appear.
Respect is rarely claimed through acts of self-importance. It's regularly earned through making others feel important.
The people we admire are those who go out of their way to help us feel seen and heard.
The world would be a more delightful place
if everyone with an opinion
paused to consider whether it was worth voicing.
If you’re not expressing a core value
or sharing information that might be helpful
might it be better left unsaid?
The worst advice sometimes comes from people who are the most eager to help.
In their rush to give answers, they fail to ask enough questions to understand the dilemma.
Giving advice is like solving a puzzle: it's best to gather all the pieces before trying to put them together