It happens.
Teachers are human. And sometimes tears are shed.
Tears of frustration.
Tears of anxiety.
Tears of ... well... anything.
Today.... it was tears of JOY.
Seriously, I came into work this morning to this:
Because you see..... I have beliefs.
I truly believe that before learning takes place a student must feel two things. First of all, they must feel safe. Secondly, they must feel valued. If either of these things are lacking, you're in for an uphill battle.
I truly believe that we as teachers hold a significant amount of power.
I'm not talking about classroom management.
I'm talking about the power to take an "I can't" mindset away from a student and turn it to an "I can."
I'm talking about the power to take a negative attitude and turn it to a confident attitude.
I'm talking about taking a back row, hide my face so the teacher can't see me student and turning them into a LEADER.
We have that power ya'll.
It all starts with relationships. Then curriculum can come in.
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