-I wonder if I will be able to connect with this group of kids as well as those of the past.
-Where can I improve in my presentation, relationships, and demeanor?
-Will they leave in May feeling stronger and better than when they arrived?
...but most of all, I'm just grateful for a career that I can commit my MIND, BODY, and SOUL to everyday.
I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes about a teacher's role in the classroom. See you in the hallways. :)
“I’ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the climate. It’s my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized.”
--Haim G. Ginott
