teaching isn’t about content and it’s not about technology. It’s about kids, about building relationships with them, about believing in them, about finding out what they can do and then providing opportunities for them to do it.
Know your students, have faith in their capacities, and magical things will happen.
The best teachers do the same, and you should try to emulate that—if for no other reason than to stay on the right side of all the disruptive change that’s coming along.
the strongest teachers are very good at gently, and sometimes not so gently, reminding parents that we’re all on the same side here
go to your school’s website and re-read the mission statement. If there are sections on values, and history, read those, too.