The Teacher and September, 7th, 2016

Dear Teacher,

I want to try something a little different and see if it helps you.  I want to write you a little note every day.  Just something to lift your spirits, get you pumped, remind you why you teach, or maybe just give you a little giggle about being a part of the world we call education.  I will try to organize the messages better so that if you need a certain kind of encouragement on any given day, you can go to the archives and find it.

We’ll see how it goes.  I really like this idea.  Do you?

Without further ado, let’s talk about today.

Today is today.  Nothing more.  Nothing less.  It is just today.

And even though it is quite a cliche, it is nonetheless true…today is what you make of it.

In my life and in my experience teaching, I can’t get way from the fact that my attitude determines about 97.5% of how my day goes.  Circumstances are just what happens.  Attitude is how I happen.

There is a line in a song by a band called Superchic(k) that says, “Life doesn’t happen to you, you happen to life.”  I’ve always liked that line.  It is true.  It is about how we react to the ebb and flow of life.  We can let it wash over us and determine how we feel…or we can set our determination and make each day what we want it to be.

So, Teacher, what are you going to make today be?

What is your determination?

How are you going to happen to life today?

What is your day going to be?

You know I think you are pretty dang amazing, right?  You are a great teacher.  You’ve got this today.  Don’t let circumstances and small stuff (or big stuff) change you…change those things by being the awesome that you are!  Never give up and always keep teaching, Teacher!

Love, Teacher