Wise Words on Things to Give Up–
For all the amazing educators who help make the world happy! It’s about that “Back-to-School” time around here and…
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The energy we bring to the classroom makes a profound difference on our students and their learning outcomes. The brain “at positive” is 31% more productive than at negative, neutral, or stressed.
What can you do to be a Happy Teacher? I write, share ideas with colleagues, and mentor as ways to stay focused. I also employ “playful learning” strategies, because a place of learning needs to be welcoming and inspiring. Oh, and don’t forget to smile, laugh, and share a little bit about yourself with your students.
How about you? Can you share one idea in the comments for being a “Happy Teacher?” Post your suggestions, tips, and hints here, please. Merci!
Always~
“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”~To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
OK, you got me!! There are only 10 items on the list. The 11th one is up to you! What ideas do you have for performing a Random Act of Kindness this summer? May I suggest “Read to a Child“? It is simple, costs nothing but a little bit of your time, and can make all the difference in the world.
But, hey, anything you do is gonna make you feel all warm & fuzzy inside…so, go for it…
Start a Kindness Chain…
Because once you start it…kindness ripples out like water in a pond, spreading farther and farther. And that’s 100% scientific fact. Yep, I swear!! Kindness is contagious!
So what’s YOUR #11?? Let’s add some ideas to this list. Add your suggestions here. Thanks! 🙂
Ray Bradbury always inspires.
Type “Ray Bradbury and quotes” into any search engine and what you’ll get is pure inspiration. From the famous sci-fi author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, you’ll find quotes about love and reading and living and rebellion and getting on with things. Quotes about imagination and exploration and dreaming. Quotes that bring tears to the eyes with their genuine enthusiasm for life and literature.
Try these on for size:
“You must write every single day of your life… You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads… may you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days. And out of that love, remake a world.”
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“Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The word is love. You…
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BE YOU
Are you heading back to campus soon?
Whether you’re a student or a teacher: Dream Big!
Connect ~ Inspire ~ Learn ~ Grow!
“Hold Fast to Dreams, for if Dreams Die, Life is a Broken-Winged Bird that Cannot Fly.” Langston Hughes
I start with this quote on day one of my classes. Great advice from one of the best in his profession, and it never fails to inspire.
Be a Hero. Mentor a child.
Did you know…the presence of at least one caring, supportive adult in a child’s life can make all the difference?
I’m passionate about student success and educational equality. Sometimes, we look at our education system, and all we see are the broken pieces the media reports on, so we toss up our hands and say, “well what can I do, I’m just one person,” absolving ourselves from the whole thing. But, that’s exactly right–you are ONE person and ONE person is all it takes. That’s the Power of You.
Research shows that when adults get involved to mentor and work with students, they have the power to help kids increase![10573321855[1]](https://collegereadycoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/105733218551.jpg)
academic achievement, stay on track, think more positively about themselves and increase their opportunities of going on to college.
Think you’re too busy to get involved? Mentoring doesn’t take as much time as you might think. It is as simple as signing up to read to a child for an hour a week. This can make all the difference in the life of an at-risk child, because statistics show us that a child that can’t read well by the end of third grade is FOUR times more likely to drop out of high school.
So, the easy way to earn your Super Hero cape? Sign up as a mentor. Help close the opportunity gap a little bit. And the funny thing is–you will end up feeling like you’re the one that was given a gift. That’s right! By helping someone else move forward a little bit…you move yourself forward.
If you don’t know where to start, try your local library or the United Way. If you already volunteer as a mentor, leave a comment and tell us what you’re involved in. If you think you might want to mentor a young person, but haven’t made the leap, what’s holding you back? I’d love to hear from you.
Source: Double Jeopardy: How 3rd Grade Reading Scores and Poverty Influence High School Graduation
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