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Have you ever had a conversation that resulted in a total change of course or shift in your thinking? I had one with a friend recently. Our conversation was about planning a path to my future. It wasn't a "what do I want to be when I grow up" kind of dialogue, but a conversation looking ahead to the next few months and year for the purpose of planning and goal setting.
As summer nears its end, we begin to think about and anticipate the students who will be joining us when a new school year begins. We envision students at work and the quiet hum of engagement as we meet individual needs, moving everyone forward. We look forward to the engaged, passionate discussions about wonders, discovery, and learning.
I sit under the shade of the porch as the warm summer sun surrounds me. Rocking in my chair, enjoying the calm of nature and comfort of home, I get lost in my book and lose all track of time.
As educators, we are wired to look for the successes. We watch, measure, and celebrate our students’ successes, big and small. Small academic achievements, positive behavioral changes, and social triumphs bring us pride, joy, and fulfillment. When our students don’t succeed, it causes sadness, worry, and of course pressure.
Listen carefully.
“As a new student from a neighboring community, Alisha came in quiet, reserved, and scared. She left confident and happy, with many friends.”
“Jeremy found a love of reading after being given the freedom to choose what, when, and where he read. By the end of the year he not only loved to read, he grew four reading levels!”
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