What is one thing that you hope to accomplish this week? Not a list. Just one thing. Name it and do it!

My goal this week is to find a way to encourage my students to like Poetry. They are not having it.

Gratitude

What are you thankful for at this moment? Remember, gratitude sets up our attitude. Find the positives and focus on them!

I’m thankful for March. I know it is going to be extremely busy and hectic, but this week marks the end of the 3rd 9 weeks.

Guidance

May this quote inspire you this week as you go forward:

“Your best teacher is the person offering you your greatest challenge.” –Cheryl Richardson

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Goal

What is one thing that you hope to accomplish this week? Not a list. Just one thing. Name it and do it!

I’m getting my Beta Club stuff done.

Gratitude

What are you thankful for at this moment? Remember, gratitude sets up our attitude. Find the positives and focus on them!

I’m thankful that Friday is a Teacher Work Day, and I can catch up on grading essays and planning lessons.

Guidance

May this quote inspire you this week as you go forward:

“Education is not the filling of a pot but the lighting of a fire.” –W.B. Yeats

Light the spark in your students to seek knowledge even when the wind wants to put that light out.

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