Friday Flush

Take a moment and read that again….maybe one more time….Ok, now think about if you agree with it, or does it kinda make you mad? 

I have to be honest, it does both for me.  I agree with it, but I also don’t always like it.  I get tired of change sometimes, and I feel like I just want to be just be “good enough.”

 

But, I have nothing done anything BETTER in my life without CHANGING something first.   So, I have to reconcile that change in life is needed and necessary.  So, I need to embrace change.  I need to change because our kids need something better every day.   We need to do something more because that is our mission.  Our mission isn’t to be “good enough.”  Our mission is to be the best.  It is a BIG task, but it is one that I ask all of you to make.  I don’t apologize for that…because I feel that our kids need the best.  I don’t want less for them.

Ok, so now we have accepted change…great…but the “hits just keep coming”….change only comes with some sort of challenge.  I really hate that part.  But, how many challenges in your life have made you stronger?  I can think of soooo many in my life. 

So, I want to encourage you to look at challenges, struggles, and hardships in a different light.  Look at what you can learn from….how can it help you grow…how can you become stronger for what you have gone through.

When you reflect, you may think of something personally or something professionally…or maybe both.  It is true in all circumstances.  Challenges make us better.  We high expectations for our students to challenge them.  We want to have them change by being challenged…as a teacher, we want to become better by challenging ourselves and each other.   We get stronger by trying new things, accepting areas where we need to grow, and encouraging one another.

Thanks for not being too scared to change…thanks for being challenged….happy Friday!