Showing posts with label success. Show all posts
Showing posts with label success. Show all posts
Monday, October 31, 2016
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Friday, October 7, 2016
Opportunity v. Obligation or Don't Be Average
Labels:
Eric Thomas,
Hard Work,
Reading Workshop,
success
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Friday, September 23, 2016
Never, Ever Give Up!
Image from @WeAreTeachers
Labels:
Determination,
Hard Work,
Reading Workshop,
success
Monday, September 19, 2016
Kid President Says Get Along
The latest video from KP talks about how to disagree without being disagreeable.
Labels:
Kid President,
Kindness,
Reading Workshop,
success
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
A Different Thought on Being a Leader
You hear a lot of discussion on being a leader. What do you think of this view? Is being the first follower just as important?
Labels:
Leadership,
Reading Workshop,
success
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Maya DiRado, Gold Medals, and You
Your assignment, Reading Workshop students is to write a blog post describing your "gold medal" year? What will it look like? What steps will you take to make it happen? What goals do you have? What problems will you have to overcome to be successful? How will you persevere when it gets tough? In the end, how will you know that you have achieved at the highest level?
Maya DiRado, Gold Medalist Swimmer |
What motivates you as you train and compete?
I’m motivated by seeing how good I can be. That applies not just at race time but during every practice: I prepare as well as I possibly can, even when we’re nine months out from the big meet. I set high goals for myself and then enjoy the process of working toward them. Maya DiRado, August 2016
Award Ceremony
DiRado Gold Medal Ceremony
And some more of the gold medal winners
USA Gold Medal Winners
And some more of the gold medal winners
USA Gold Medal Winners
Image from http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/13/sports/olympics/maya-dirado-katinka-hosszu.html?_r=0
Labels:
Character,
Hard Work,
Maya DiRado,
Olympics,
Reading Workshop,
Student Blogs,
success
Monday, August 22, 2016
Take Control
Hey sixth grade Reading Workshop students, take control of your life. Make yourself great!
Labels:
Reading Workshop,
Students,
success
Friday, August 19, 2016
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
A Little Bit of a Stomach Ache
Do you have a little bit of a stomach ache this morning? I do.
You see, my grandson, Carter aka Zoom starts kindergarten today. Now I really think he will be OK, but I'm just a little worried. Thoughts are running through my head: Will he like school? Will he work hard? Will he keep out of trouble? Will the teacher like him? Will the other kids like him? Does he know enough? Will he be successful?
Reading Workshop students, you might be wondering by now, what does that have to do with me? Well really, it has everything to do with you. There is someone feeling the same way about you. It might be your mom or dad. I might be a grandparent, aunt, or uncle. Hopefully for all of you there is someone whose stomach has a little knot hoping for the best for you.
To tell you the truth, I am a little nervous with a knot in my stomach, worrying about you on this first day of school. I want you to have an amazing year. I want you to love school. I want you to work harder than you have ever worked and learn more than you knew was possible. I want to be proud of you and I want you to be proud of yourself.
It's a lot harder for you than it is for Zoom though. School is new to him. You have a history. You know a lot about school. There are things you like and things you don't. You are better at some things than others. You have had some successes, but maybe a few failures along the way.
The thing is, only you can control your success. Others may worry, but you are the one in charge. You make decisions that determine if this is the best year of your life. So choose success this year. Make it an outstanding year. I believe in you. Let's work together to make this an amazing year and when it's over, we'll know there never was any reason to have a little stomach ache today!
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Monday, May 16, 2016
Friday, May 6, 2016
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