Monday Motivation Series

The Year Doesn't Have to Start Perfectly There is a lot of pressure to have the perfect first day, perfect lessons, and the perfect counseling office. We spend hours arranging classrooms, organizing supplies, creating engaging lessons, and preparing procedures to ensure the year gets off to a strong start. All of those things are important. However, students won't remember whether or not your bulletin board was Pinterest-worthy. They'll remember how you made them feel. There'

If you're anything like me, the last couple of weeks of summer don't always feel like summer anymore. Your mind has already started making lists. Master schedule. Classroom lessons. Teacher and staff trainings. Program goals. Data review. Program assessments. Calendars. Meet-the-Counselor activities. Small groups. Parent communication. Office organization. And somewhere in the middle of all of that, you're wondering how you're going to fit it all together before students walk

Every Student Gets a Fresh Start on Monday How many times have we heard the phrase, "Every day is a fresh start?" It's something we tell our students. It's something we remind teachers. It's something we believe. But if we're honest...do we always practice it ourselves? We're human. Sometimes, before the first bell even rings, we've already written today's story based on yesterday's chapter. Maybe it's the teacher whose name pops up on your phone, and you instinctively think,