Priorities

Teachers,

Here is your weekly dose of “5-Point Friday. 

Priorities  —

My son came to me yesterday and showed me that he is getting an amazing award from his high school. He treated it as something that was not important. He is being awarded something that not many students get. Then in the same conversation, he talks about things that seem so important to him, but in a month will not make any difference to him because he is graduating. As I talked with him about these two different things I am reminded that as we go through the next month wrapping up our year, getting all the teaching and learning in that we can, we need to remember what our priorities are in teaching. Our question should be, “What is best for the student”. In each situation, we need to decide if what we are saying or doing will help this child grow and be positive for them. Students are doing out of the ordinary things during this time of sunshine and realization that the end of the year is near. Make your learning interactive and activity based. Less computer time and more activity, move around time, and learning activities will help students keep focused. There will be paper-pencil work to do. There will be teacher talk time. Mix it up a bit. Take an extra breath when your student that has done the same thing all year and it still gets on your nerves when they do it. It will be worth it to them and to you. The priority is the student. 

Quote I’m pondering —

“Life is like a straw, only you can make it suck.” – Travis Wood

What I am Watching —

The Amazing Race - Educator’s Version...

Gerry Brooks video. Need I say more?

Favorite Article This Week —

Google Forms Basics

Here are 7 steps to getting a google form made and out to your students. Any student can use them. It is all in how you put it together.

A Big Thank You —

Thank you for all your hard work with the dance. Jamie you need a big thank you for all you did for the dance festival. All the planning, all the work you did getting the school dance put together, all the posters, and just putting it all together. Thank you for all your hard work with music this year. Music is such an important part of the school. The arts give our students opportunities that help with academics. Jamie, Thank you. Teachers thank you for all your work getting ready for the festival. Thank you for all you do Thank you.

I appreciate all of you and your hard work. Have a wonderful weekend.