I have never regretted visiting a teacher's classroom. Ever. Want to be filled with hope for the future? Spend time around teachers and students.

But you know what feels awesome? Finally deciding not to be awesome at everything. Because what happens is this: those things that we care about deeply, our strengths, the things that light us up on the inside, those things get better. Those things get stronger. We get stronger.

The more our brain experiences something the more it wants what it knows. So, if we fill our brains and our air time with complaints, our brain will want to keep doing it. If we fill our brains with the good stuff, our brains will continue to want to see the good. It doesn't mean we ignore what's hard. It doesn't mean we can't talk about what's hard. It means that for our sake and the sake of others, we don't live there for too long. That's all.

What might it look like to become deeply curious about the sense of agency that educators and students have in our schools?

And feeling better right now is golden. We need to find ways to feel better. Because when I give myself a pause, and when I'm feeling better, then I can get deeply curious. About the world around me, about why things are or are not happening - and getting curious and asking good questions is a big part of discovering how we can make things better.

Knowing this gives us great power. Every word and interaction has the power to grow hope in other people. We can grow a sense of hope for the future. We can grow their belief that they are capable beyond on measure. We can grow everyone's sense of wellbeing. We can remind others that there are good people in this world who will stand in their corner, have their back, and cheer for them.