"We can give no greater gift to others than putting them at ease."
- John C. Maxwell
While reading another educator's blog today - "Learning is Growing" by Kathleen M. Perret (http://learningisgrowing.wordpress.com/), I came across an inspiring video from Simple Truths that she had posted there. It's called "Walk the Talk" (http://www.doyouwalkthetalk.com/). This short video encourages us to always do the right thing by living a life based on integrity.
With each new sunrise we're all given a clean slate. It's a proverbial new beginning - a new opportunity to make a difference. As a teacher, each new day brings so many opportunities to make a difference in a student's life. As students file through our classroom doors (either physically or virtually), they definitely want to be put at ease.
Our students want to know their teacher believes in them. We can demonstrate our belief in them with a welcoming smile and a word of encouragement. Then in our sincere effort to "walk the talk", we can supplement that belief in our students by assisting them in the joy of discovery - of learning something new.
Blessed Mother Teresa, a former teacher, knew how to engender belief in her students. She once said: "You can do what I cannot do. I can do what you cannot do. Together we can do great things."
