Where Will You Be One Year From Today?
By Brian Nichols – Principal, Hidenwood Elementary School
Most people don’t aim too high and miss. They aim too low and hit. – Bob Moawad
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There isn’t one person in a million that can write down his or her most exciting dreams without at the same time telling themselves that “it’s probably impossible.” The truth is, virtually anything is possible and nothing is too good to be true.
I’ve always believed that the answers to every educational problem are in this school district. We have classrooms all around us that have done what many people deem impossible. We’ve all had the privilege of working with people that have closed the achievement gap and truly left no child behind. These people believe that “impossible is nothing” as long as you make every today matter.
This is the time of year when SOL scores begin come in and we begin the process of disaggregating the data and analyzing trends. We also look back at the year that was and begin preparations for the upcoming year.
What if you could fast forward one year from today?
Where will you be on June 25th, 2010?
What will you have accomplished?
The time to answer these questions is today. What are you willing to commit to and focus on today that will ensure that we are where we want to be one year from now?
June 25th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
A year from now I see myself more knowledgeable about the content my students need to learn, the reading and writing strategies that will help them succeed and the technology that will help them achieve in the years to come. I believe that I must continue learning to truely teach my students everything they need to learn, in and out of the classroom. I believe that every student has the potential to succeed and I plan on working with the collegues in the district to find a way to reach that potential.
June 27th, 2009 at 7:37 am
Even though life events are unpredictable, a year from now I hope to be more knowledgeable so I can provide my students with the support they need to succeed in the 21Th century. The Education Field needs professionals, truly passionate people, who can motivate students to develop a love for knowledge. I will be very happy to motivate as many students as I can in that direction….
June 27th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Having come to education later in life as a “fourth career” (being a mon included in the first three!), I have always wanted to feel like I am making a differnece with students. I believe in the past 10 years that I have done that and I have a great sense of satisfaction. Looking ahead a year, I can see that I must “step up” my technology skills in order to be more “savvy” when it comes to helping students succeed. I don’t like to admit that it is necessary and I still believe that creating meaningful relationships one on one is the most important contribution that we make as teachers. But children now expect more and being able to create meaningful relationships depends on them believing in us and our ability to reach them where they are. So I plan to create a resource base that I can share and a willingness to learn right along with them at their level. By doing this, it helps keep me feeling “young” even when my body feels old!!
June 30th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Given the opportunity to make a difference in a child’s life even though many times, more often that not, we do not ever see that difference. We are faced with the opportunity each and every day while working with students at all levels, I think the question should be rather that where will YOU be…the question should be how will you be making a difference in a positive way for a student? Bernice Victor-Smith