1. Try not to offer unsoliticed advice! "Don't you think if you just add ...."(my mother) or "I would do it this way." (my little brother) We have several new teachers in our building this year, and I so want them to have a good year. But, in my zeal to help then out, I don't want my suggestions to sound like either criticisms or expectations. Baby steps, Liz, baby steps.
2. Remember that not everyone sees life as a series of adventures. Me- "come on boys, let's go on an adventure!" Boys - "The last time you said that we went to the grocery store." I have always felt like adventure is what you make it, and I have adventures every day both large and small. I need to step back and recall that some people see a day of hills and mountains to climb, and are not as eager to try that something new.
3. Not everything has to be good for you, all the time! Meaning, find the joy in your teaching and learning! Have some fun. "Try this, it's good for you." I hereby swear on my stack of SLSs that I will not make a face everytime someone checks out "Captain Underpants." Just because we have to teach things like multiplication facts or the Dewey Decimal System doesn't mean we have to do it all the time, sometimes we can just share a book because we love it.
I hearby resolve to:
- Wake up every morning and give thanks for my job, my wonderful, my unpredictable, engaging students, my supportive, hilarious fellow teachers, and the starting of another day.
- I will try my best to make every day a little bit better for each person I interact with, and in turn they will improve mine!
I will find joy in everyday. I hope you do, too.
1 comment:
Excellent resolutions. Perfect timing, too, as our school began yesterday.
Thank you for sharing and reminding me how much I love my job.
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