For these are all our children and we
shall profit by or pay for what they become.
James Baldwin
Our babies have finished their first
week of school! As I thought about what
to discuss this month, I recalled the faces of the pre-kindergarten students entering
their classroom for the first time. Their faces were full of both fear and
excitement. For many, it was their first
experience in a classroom. Much like the
teachers, students don’t know what to expect when they enter a new space and begin
this journey.
I love this quote by James Baldwin and
its embedded reference to education and the system that strives to create
strong learners. We profit from the
creation of strong learners and we pay for students that struggle through their
educational journey.
We can look at our purpose as
educators in one of two ways: we can
help students thrive as they experience learning, or we can pay for the byproduct
of what happens as a result of their failure.
When walking into week two, think of
the faces of the students you journeyed with on your first year as an educator. That anticipation that you felt when they
entered should be the same anticipation experienced each and every year.
If we continue to strive for unmatched
experiences in our classrooms, we will continue to experience them in the most
concrete ways, ensuring a debt free journey for our students!
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