So often our students are dealing with FAR more than what we can imagine. From their home lives to their online presence our students deal with far more than I would ever want to deal with at their age.
Quotes by Taylor Swift |
Quotes by Taylor Swift |
Quotes by Amy Poehler (as Leslie Knope), Andy Bernard and Pam Beesley Halpert (from The Office) |
Every day I start class with music. Music uplifts me and lessens my stress and in doing so, and when my students see my dancing and singing it lessens their stress as well. I open every day with announcements and if I have any funny stories to tell from the day or night before I do.
Quotes by Walt Disney and Mindy Kaling |
Quotes by John Green |
I put the initials of whoever the quote came from at the bottom. Mainly because I felt like kids would respect some of the quotes more if they didn't know who it was from.
Quotes by Pam Beesley Halpert (The Office) and Sarah Dessen |
It tried to be careful and thoughtful about the quotes I put down. There were a few quotes that seemed great but if I thought of it from the perspective as someone who was considering suicide. Be careful that your inspirational quote couldn't be twisted to give someone permission to self harm. Mostly be weary of quotes that speak of "letting go".
Hope you guys enjoyed this post! I know it has been a while but as always I appreciate all of your support and feedback!
Do you have these in a document! I love this idea!! I have quotes like this all over my room!!
ReplyDeleteNot sure if you are still keeping up with this blog, I just wanted to say that I am a first year teacher. I started mid year. The guy before me was basically doing everything wrong in a classroom that a person could. The school I'm working for is under academic review. I am teaching 3 grade lvls. (7,8,9) To top it off all my classes were 1 month behind when I took over. I feel I am alot like you in so many ways. I have recently hit a first year wall and I feel like your blog has helped me to get past it. This blog has touched me. Thank you. P.s. if your ever near Nacogdoches, I would love to take you out for coffee and tell you some of my story.
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Mr. M, I hope your year ended better than it started. Thank you for your kind words-- use the summer to regroup and rest! --Megan
DeleteI love your quote idea! Are you willing to share all the quotes you used with me? I feel like this would be perfect for my 7th graders!
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