An educator I highly respect tweeted out this reflection from her day. I thought it was important to share.
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1 One of the things I love about sharing classroom stories on social media is that we can “share the good.”— Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) January 28, 2017
2 There’s so much negativity in the world- it’s important to share positive stories to inspire us all to learn more and do better.
— Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) January 28, 2017
3 But for the sake of transparency, it’s also important to share that things aren’t always perfect.
— Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) January 28, 2017
4 I love sharing all the amazing things my class does on a daily basis.
— Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) January 28, 2017
5 If I fail to share that some days are simply hard,that we’re not always rocking every single day…
— Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) January 28, 2017
6 then I paint a picture of a classroom that always works.
— Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) January 28, 2017
7 I worked with a teacher once who came completely dejected to a staff meeting.
He said. “I suck. You all have it figured out, but I suck.”
— Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) January 28, 2017
8 We all reassured him that we have days when we suck, too! We just realized that meeting that we only ever shared the good.
— Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) January 28, 2017
9 I learned that I have to share days that are great, but I also need to share the days that aren’t.
— Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) January 28, 2017
10 Today was one of those days that wasn’t great. There were great parts about today, but overall… yikes.
— Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) January 28, 2017
11 Kids weren’t listening. I was tired. They didn’t react the way they usually do. I didn’t react the way I wish I had.
— Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) January 28, 2017
12 They’re still littles. They are not tiny automatons that keep working and progressing in every area consistently at all times.
— Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) January 28, 2017
13 I think because their great days ARE so great, I become more frustrated when they are less than great. And I’m less than great.
— Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) January 28, 2017
14 It’s ok to give ourselves permission to be “less than.” It’s ok to have off days. So today, “I sucked.” Things could be worse.
— Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) January 28, 2017
15 Next week… clean slate for them and for me. </thread>
— Michelle Baldwin (@michellek107) January 28, 2017
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