It’s so easy to forget. We get busy, or lazy or overwhelmed, and we forget to treat every human being as if they mattered.
We made an essential agreement in our classroom. It focused on two areas: how we treat each other and how we treat our environment. I had little time to think about or research this exercise, and now I realize we missed a huge, important chunk about how we would approach learning. Something to consider in next week’s planning. But I am really glad we spent so much time on those two. As I mentioned in my earlier post, respect became a hallmark of the discussion, and remains an important touch-point throughout our day. Love has an important place in the classroom, too. That is going to be the theme of my week. Let’s see how it works out…
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