Thank you!!

Thank you for everything you do for our students as we start American Education Week and always!

Promise Yourself...

Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side
so long as you are true to the best that is in you.

―Christian D. Larson, Your Forces and How to Use Them

Quote of the day...

"Courage doesn't always roar.  Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'"

--Mary Ann Radmacher

Thank you...

A special thanks goes out to all of you who took the time to meet and have some great discussion this morning.  I appreciate your feedback, and also appreciate the fact that we have grown to be able to share things that we may or may not feel the same about, and yet continue to respect each others' opinions and learn from each other.  I learned a lot from each of you this morning.  Crucial conversations are not always easy, but if they are happening with the people involved and the people who can make a difference, they are productive in that change can happen.

We have an honorable profession.  We come to work every day because we want to make a difference for the students that we come into contact with.  Along with that comes judgment calls.  Judgment calls about curriculum, judgment calls about discipline, judgment calls about words, and the list could go on.  I am so thankful to work in a building where we support one another and our judgment calls.  They may not always be perceived as the right thing or the right choice by others, but if we continue to support and advocate for one another... we set the example that should be set for our students.  As we all know, they learn more from our example than anything else.

Ironically, the picture below was sent to me today.  This is a motivational poster that can be purchased from Really Good Stuff.  The message is a great one.

Thanks for your time this morning and always.  I appreciate being able to work in the "same box" as you all --- the difference that you make for students on a daily basis is amazing.

Quote of the day...

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts."

--Winston Churchill

Quote of the day...

"Change brings opportunity."

--Nido Qubein

Neat Blog Post on P/T Conferences...

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