Learner. Human. Joyologist.
There are no small jobs in a school, and we need every professional to make each day a success. If you have a moment to thank someone in your school who goes above and beyond on work that is too often overlooked, please take the time to notice and express your appreciation. You truly never know how much someone needs to hear it.
This really has me wondering how we might open our doors more often to our families. Instead of worrying about the worst that could happen, what if we asked ourselves, “What’s the best that could happen?”
So, this week, go out of your way to name with great specificity something positive you see someone do and the positive impact that was made. Do it outside of an assessment or evaluation process. The receiver is more likely to replicate the good after that feedback, and you will get a lot personally out of noticing and naming the good too. :)
Joy for the sake of joy is a worthy cause indeed. When you’re having fun, everyone around you is more likely to have fun too. FUN is a learning tool and learning fuel. Too often an underrated one.
Too often, we view questions as some kind of attack on authority.
There is so much good in this world and in our school communities. Look for it. It won’t take you long to find it. And when you find it, name it, and celebrate it.
Let’s acknowledge these thoughts, write them down if needed, and set them to the side because tomorrow will bring its own worries and all we really have is right now
It’s amazing how quickly our brains decide that what we’ve seen is all that can be. What we’ve seen online. What we’ve seen or heard for ourselves. What others have told us. And in a world full of distractions, what we truly see or hear can be even further limited
Instruction is so much more complex than baking. But the world outside of the classroom has little truths to offer us too.
Portraits of a Learner are not meant to be posters on a wall. They serve as north stars for students AND staff. We cannot give to others that which we do not have for ourselves. Portraits give us an opportunity to take the chaotic world of school and make it more meaningful and coherent.
