...we spend a lot of time defining behavior by the negative "that was inappropriate." These commands are vague and inefficient... Telling students what to do in a way that is specific, concrete, sequential and observable refocuses us on teaching.
More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.
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Roy T. Bennett
Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.
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Roy T. Bennett
Do what you love, love what you do, and with all your heart give yourself to it.
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Roy T. Bennett
Even if you cannot change all the people around you, you can change the people you choose to be around. Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you. Spend your life with people who make you...
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Roy T. Bennett
Each day brings new opportunities, allowing you to constantly live with love–be there for others–bring a little light into someone's day. Be grateful and live each day to the fullest.
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Roy T. Bennett
More Quotes By Doug Lemov
One of the problems with teaching is that there's a temptation to evaluate what we do in the classroom based on how clever it aligns with a larger philosophy , or even how gratifying it is to use not necessarily how effective it is...
There is no such thing a boring content. In the hands of a great teacher...even if as teachers we doubt that we can make it so...this doubt puts us at risk of undercutting it: watering it down or apologizing for teaching it.
...we spend a lot of time defining behavior by the negative "that was inappropriate." These commands are vague and inefficient... Telling students what to do in a way that is specific, concrete, sequential and observable refocuses us on teaching.
...insisting that you control the topic of behavioral conversation ensures accountability by students...
