Let's Start With Your Why

Remember when you were sitting in the “hot seat”, the popular interview chair as a new teacher with hopes, aspirations, and dreams of teaching in a classroom full of 25 students learning. You did not think of students coming from trauma filled lives, having a lack of food, and/or raising themselves which are factors that can cause unmotivated, struggling learners needing social emotional learning along with academic learning.

As we are settling in the new year with a global pandemic and racial, political strife among other real-life issues and problems, we have to think about our “why” so that we do not “burn out” during these massive challenges that have changed so many of our lives. Simon Sinek, the author of Start With Why and Find Your Why discusses the Golden Circle here.

So what is your “why”? This WHY is what gets you out of bed every morning. It’s WHY you are at the precise place and position that you are in this present moment.

I ask that you reflect on your “why.” I also request that you are honest with yourself as you think of your “why”. And if you are struggling with your “why” at this moment in time, remember that you are the “why” some students come to school, you are the “why” some

students have hope, you are the “why” some students will strive for success in their life, and you are the “why” some students will break generational poverty.

I challenge you for the next few weeks to think about your why as I share quotes and inspiration that puts your “why” at the forefront of what you do. I am here for you rooting you on for your “why.” I’m that reminder, the voice that keeps telling you are needed, appreciated, wanted as you strive to empower, teach, and influence your students.

When you GROW, they GROW!

Your Partner in Education,

Tiffany :)