Monday marked the opening day of school with a teacher institute. I always use this opportunity with faculty and staff to celebrate the successes of the past year and set forth the goals and challenges for the upcoming school year.
This year, the focus of my talk was on "Building Your Legacy". I think people sometimes forget the incredible influence that educators have on each and every student in their classrooms. Each student will be profoundly influenced by their teachers, and that carries with it an awesome amount of power and responsibility.
Every day that a teacher goes to work, they are "building their legacy" in either a positive or negative way. The challenge for us is to always remember this in our daily interactions with our students. During Monday's presentation, I planned on showing a video which exemplifies the influence teachers have on their students, but I ran out of time. I hope you get a chance to watch it and think about the difference you are making with your students.
Everyday teachers are in the classroom, they are building their legacies. When your students come back for their 20 year class reunion, how will you be remembered?
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I enjoyed that Kent- "leaving your legacy" I think is the most important part of being a teacher/leader-it is the part that separates good teachers from great ones. Great theme for the year!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Here is another video that I showed on the opening day that speaks to the important role teachers play in the lives of their students. I hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpog1_NFd2Q