The Weekly 1-5-20
April 27, 2020
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Southport High School Core Beliefs
Putting a Mission into Motion
As I think about this question in connection to serving our diverse community. I am reminded of the following video:
Our belief in this statement is amplified during remote learning. I know we have kids that are not participating and kids who have “checked-out” for the school year. We can often tell ourselves stories about why this is happening. That kid doesn’t care. This student has no motivation. My students do not value their education. The truth is these thoughts are superficial and only take a very jaded view of the truth. Our students, our diverse community, is doing the best with the skills they have. We add the other context to the story.
Trust is built through supportive, caring relationships with our students. We have to continue to attack these problems with the right mindset. We may see a kid that does care; the kid may not think they are capable of overcoming their circumstances, so why invest the time in something that will not help. We may see a student who has no motivation; the kids may have tried in the past and failed, so it is easier not to put forth the effort and fail again. We may see a student who does not value their education; the student may see a situation that has no hope or opportunity, so they are looking for that hope and opportunity elsewhere.
If we genuinely want to serve our diverse community, we must build trust and continue to help all students grow. If you do not have patience and empathy while going through this work, most of what you are trying to accomplish will backfire. We may never see the benefits from these efforts, and the road may be long. But, the one thing I can guarantee -- if we do not try, there is no hope of change.
More to come next week -- keep working to put our mission into motion! #FlyAsOne
MINDFULNESS MOMENT
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1-5-20 Resources
If you only have 1 minute this week read this:
If you have 5 minutes this week watch this:
If you have 20 minutes this week listen to this:
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Be a Cardinal; Change Lives; Put a mission into motion
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