The little things...

It felt as though the day and week were dragging on. In the middle of touching base with several different students I had some freshmen stop by quickly, with excited tones, to say that they were doing something positive. I halfway blew them off because of the other things I was in the middle of doing. After a while, I came out of my office and noticed that these students had canvased all of the lockers with positive notes. Kids are so amazing. If we empower them to do good, they will do good. 

"You are amazing, intelligent, appreciated, beautiful! Happy Friday!"

Relationships are key.

This year I have been blessed to meet and work with some new educators who really "get it," if you know what I mean. When you meet one of them - one of those who "get it," it is SO refreshing. A newfound respect for the good ones emerges. I am beyond thankful to have the opportunity to work with such amazing colleagues. How do you build relationships with students? It's worth a ponder...