Teacher's Aid: It's Not Too Late

We recently had the Winter Olympics.  Most of you probably saw some of the events.  There were highs and lows for each country.  During big sporting events you hear a lot of "should've" "could've" and "would've".  I think back to some of the speed skating and can say some of those words, dealing with Apolo Ohno.  However, I would guess around the whole Vancouver Olympic campus, people were saying that as the games went on.  Some people do well at all the other venues, but when it comes to the "big" one, like the Olympics, they may make a costly mistake which takes them out of any medal opportunities. It would easily make someone want to throw a helmet down in disgust.

After Spring Break is over, you only have a few more weeks left.  I know from my little experience that the kids' level of distraction will let you know how close the close of school is getting. That good ol' "spring fever" starts creeping in and the kids want to be anywhere but in school (it also has a tendency to attack teachers, administrators, and staff). Those few weeks can still be effective. There is still time to make the last quarter of the year a productive one.

Did you set any goals at the beginning of the year that you haven't been able to accomplish yet?  Maybe they were goals that you made a few weeks into the school year, after you found out who your kids were and what their temperament was like, etc.  How are you doing with those goals?  I hope that you haven't given up on any of them yet, thinking that if you haven't accomplished them by the end of March, there is no hope?

Each day is not your "big event", like the Olympics.  Your "Olympics" lasts, approximately, 180 days.  You have four quarters of nine weeks to have the greatest impact you can on the kids that are in your classroom, on your team, etc.  If you're like me, you have probably left the end of a school year saying "should've", "could've", or "would've" types of statements. Even though the end of the school year is starting to creep up and weeks are being chipped away, I want to cheer you on by directing you back to those goals that you may have set and not giving up on them.  There is still time to make this year a "I'm glad I did" rather than a "should've", "could've", or "would've" year.

Maybe it is time to put on the "rally caps" and "kick it up a notch" as you see the finish line approaching.  There are those kids in your school who still need you, maybe they came in to your school in the middle of the year after you set up your goals.  A teacher is a leader and when a leader coasts (or worse), its followers will coasts.  You can set the tone for your co-workers and students. 

You can still have a tremendous impact on your school year and your students!  It's not too late!

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