get out if you don’t want to sit here learn they just leave already know this
learn they just leave already know this
learn they just leave already know this stuff this is for you not me
stuff this is for you not me
stuff this is for you not me I’m tired of coming here every single
I’m tired of coming here every single
I’m tired of coming here every single day telling you all to sit down stop
day telling you all to sit down stop
day telling you all to sit down stop talking
talking
talking pay attention stop tapping your pencil
pay attention stop tapping your pencil
pay attention stop tapping your pencil wake up
wake up
wake up keep your hands to yourself I do not get
keep your hands to yourself I do not get
keep your hands to yourself I do not get paid enough to do this I swear this is
paid enough to do this I swear this is
paid enough to do this I swear this is not what I imagined teaching to be day
not what I imagined teaching to be day
not what I imagined teaching to be day one
one
one do you remember day one of your dream
do you remember day one of your dream
do you remember day one of your dream job shoot not even day one but the
job shoot not even day one but the
job shoot not even day one but the anticipation of day one you’ve spent
anticipation of day one you’ve spent
anticipation of day one you’ve spent countless hours learning about
countless hours learning about
countless hours learning about procedures best practices expectations
procedures best practices expectations
procedures best practices expectations and now it’s time for you to do what you
and now it’s time for you to do what you
and now it’s time for you to do what you trained so hard for in education the
trained so hard for in education the
trained so hard for in education the anticipation is alike we spent hours
anticipation is alike we spent hours
anticipation is alike we spent hours imagining all our little learners
imagining all our little learners
imagining all our little learners bopping along to the classroom chant
bopping along to the classroom chant
bopping along to the classroom chant smiling just wide enough to see where
smiling just wide enough to see where
smiling just wide enough to see where their childhood teeth have abandoned
their childhood teeth have abandoned
their childhood teeth have abandoned them just knowing that our classroom
them just knowing that our classroom
them just knowing that our classroom theme will come to life as the fall
theme will come to life as the fall
theme will come to life as the fall sunshine comes breaking through the
sunshine comes breaking through the
sunshine comes breaking through the blinds whoo my students are gonna love
blinds whoo my students are gonna love
blinds whoo my students are gonna love our classroom so much that they’ll never
our classroom so much that they’ll never
our classroom so much that they’ll never feel like the work is too hard talk over
feel like the work is too hard talk over
feel like the work is too hard talk over me
me
me poke their friend with an eraser stab
poke their friend with an eraser stab
poke their friend with an eraser stab their neighbor with the super pointy end
their neighbor with the super pointy end
their neighbor with the super pointy end of the pencil or pull the fire alarm
of the pencil or pull the fire alarm
of the pencil or pull the fire alarm right after lunch man was I mistaken I
right after lunch man was I mistaken I
right after lunch man was I mistaken I mean don’t get me wrong my first day was
mean don’t get me wrong my first day was
mean don’t get me wrong my first day was just as amazing as the next story I
just as amazing as the next story I
just as amazing as the next story I teachers but what no one tells you about
teachers but what no one tells you about
teachers but what no one tells you about is how the students don’t stay as we’ll
is how the students don’t stay as we’ll
is how the students don’t stay as we’ll put together as they are in the
put together as they are in the
put together as they are in the honeymoon phase see if you ask any
honeymoon phase see if you ask any
honeymoon phase see if you ask any teacher the reality of teaching is far
teacher the reality of teaching is far
teacher the reality of teaching is far from the dream yes we could say that we
from the dream yes we could say that we
from the dream yes we could say that we spend our lives doing one of the most
spend our lives doing one of the most
spend our lives doing one of the most fulfilling jobs like listening to kids
fulfilling jobs like listening to kids
fulfilling jobs like listening to kids use their voice to speak their truth
use their voice to speak their truth
use their voice to speak their truth answering small questions like why the
answering small questions like why the
answering small questions like why the wind blows or why the sea is salty that
wind blows or why the sea is salty that
wind blows or why the sea is salty that even though random are actually really
even though random are actually really
even though random are actually really good questions
good questions
good questions since students turn what was in I can’t
since students turn what was in I can’t
since students turn what was in I can’t do this a week ago and Tula look mrs.
do this a week ago and Tula look mrs.
do this a week ago and Tula look mrs. Kelly I did it it’s seeing the seeds of
Kelly I did it it’s seeing the seeds of
Kelly I did it it’s seeing the seeds of the future in the eyes of children in
the future in the eyes of children in
the future in the eyes of children in every moment and teaching like tomorrow
every moment and teaching like tomorrow
every moment and teaching like tomorrow won’t be if they don’t learn their long
won’t be if they don’t learn their long
won’t be if they don’t learn their long vows down even though these things keep
vows down even though these things keep
vows down even though these things keep us in the field teaching neither starts
us in the field teaching neither starts
us in the field teaching neither starts nor ends with preparing students for the
nor ends with preparing students for the
nor ends with preparing students for the future boy it’s the long hours I mean
future boy it’s the long hours I mean
future boy it’s the long hours I mean you spend never-ending hours trying to
you spend never-ending hours trying to
you spend never-ending hours trying to complete a never-ending list of to deuce
complete a never-ending list of to deuce
complete a never-ending list of to deuce just to find out who will never have
just to find out who will never have
just to find out who will never have enough time to do anything anything that
enough time to do anything anything that
enough time to do anything anything that needs to be done it’s the difficult
needs to be done it’s the difficult
needs to be done it’s the difficult parents it’s the tears the feeling
parents it’s the tears the feeling
parents it’s the tears the feeling overwhelmed with lesson plans state
overwhelmed with lesson plans state
overwhelmed with lesson plans state tests and reteaching confusing story
tests and reteaching confusing story
tests and reteaching confusing story problems to students that still don’t
problems to students that still don’t
problems to students that still don’t get it but it’s the most urgent of
get it but it’s the most urgent of
get it but it’s the most urgent of teaching challenges teaching the
teaching challenges teaching the
teaching challenges teaching the children that are just hard to reach you
children that are just hard to reach you
children that are just hard to reach you know the ones that I always have an
know the ones that I always have an
know the ones that I always have an attitude fall asleep during a great
attitude fall asleep during a great
attitude fall asleep during a great lesson never turn in work or always
lesson never turn in work or always
lesson never turn in work or always disrupts the class wait or how about the
disrupts the class wait or how about the
disrupts the class wait or how about the ones that never pay attention all right
ones that never pay attention all right
ones that never pay attention all right class open your books to page four
class open your books to page four
class open your books to page four once you get there all eyes on me so I
once you get there all eyes on me so I
once you get there all eyes on me so I know that we’re ready to go on right
know that we’re ready to go on right
know that we’re ready to go on right knee right knee what did I just say I
don’t know get out imagine that
don’t know get out imagine that hard-to-reach student that student is
hard-to-reach student that student is
hard-to-reach student that student is often written off labeled as the trouble
often written off labeled as the trouble
often written off labeled as the trouble kid or forgotten about all together but
kid or forgotten about all together but
kid or forgotten about all together but what educators often fail to see is the
what educators often fail to see is the
what educators often fail to see is the student that likes parent involvement
student that likes parent involvement
student that likes parent involvement the student that tosses interns at night
the student that tosses interns at night
the student that tosses interns at night because they’re sharing a bed with the
because they’re sharing a bed with the
because they’re sharing a bed with the sibling or even a parent or that student
sibling or even a parent or that student
sibling or even a parent or that student that worries about where their next meal
that worries about where their next meal
that worries about where their next meal is going to come from get out if you
is going to come from get out if you
is going to come from get out if you don’t want to sit here learn and just
don’t want to sit here learn and just
don’t want to sit here learn and just leave I already know this stuff this is
leave I already know this stuff this is
leave I already know this stuff this is for you not
for you not
for you not sometimes we as educators find ourselves
sometimes we as educators find ourselves
sometimes we as educators find ourselves secluding that child from their peers
secluding that child from their peers
secluding that child from their peers ignoring them or just putting them out
ignoring them or just putting them out
ignoring them or just putting them out of the classroom see it’s easy for us to
of the classroom see it’s easy for us to
of the classroom see it’s easy for us to spend all our time and energy on the
spend all our time and energy on the
spend all our time and energy on the students that are willing to learn and
students that are willing to learn and
students that are willing to learn and put forth an effort but we need to
put forth an effort but we need to
put forth an effort but we need to remember that it’s the hard to reach
remember that it’s the hard to reach
remember that it’s the hard to reach students who need us the most
students who need us the most
students who need us the most we’re figuring out how to reach them you
we’re figuring out how to reach them you
we’re figuring out how to reach them you have to forget about thinking outside
have to forget about thinking outside
have to forget about thinking outside the box and be ready to think without a
the box and be ready to think without a
the box and be ready to think without a box altogether this means doing the
box altogether this means doing the
box altogether this means doing the unconventional challenging yourself
unconventional challenging yourself
unconventional challenging yourself mentally and emotionally surrounding
mentally and emotionally surrounding
mentally and emotionally surrounding yourself with creative people and
yourself with creative people and
yourself with creative people and figuring out what could be what they’re
figuring out what could be what they’re
figuring out what could be what they’re figuring out what could be improved
figuring out what could be improved
figuring out what could be improved challenged or done differently in
challenged or done differently in
challenged or done differently in education we know what this looks like
education we know what this looks like
education we know what this looks like for our students but sometimes we have a
for our students but sometimes we have a
for our students but sometimes we have a hard time understanding what it looks
hard time understanding what it looks
hard time understanding what it looks like for ourselves when it comes to
like for ourselves when it comes to
like for ourselves when it comes to working with hard to reach kids see
working with hard to reach kids see
working with hard to reach kids see throughout our career we teach our
throughout our career we teach our
throughout our career we teach our students to be innovative so think
students to be innovative so think
students to be innovative so think without to think outside the box right
without to think outside the box right
without to think outside the box right then the hard-to-reach student shows up
then the hard-to-reach student shows up
then the hard-to-reach student shows up and we lose our own innovation we just
and we lose our own innovation we just
and we lose our own innovation we just want them to fall in line or go with the
want them to fall in line or go with the
want them to fall in line or go with the flow but something that I’ve started to
flow but something that I’ve started to
flow but something that I’ve started to question within myself and other
question within myself and other
question within myself and other teachers is why do we encourage our
teachers is why do we encourage our
teachers is why do we encourage our students to think without a box yet
students to think without a box yet
students to think without a box yet we’re constantly sitting inside of our
we’re constantly sitting inside of our
we’re constantly sitting inside of our own especially as it pertains to the
own especially as it pertains to the
own especially as it pertains to the difficult student erasing the hearts of
difficult student erasing the hearts of
difficult student erasing the hearts of fit erasing the easy-fit box that we put
fit erasing the easy-fit box that we put
fit erasing the easy-fit box that we put the right knees in means creating
the right knees in means creating
the right knees in means creating environments where students can be
environments where students can be
environments where students can be confident in their ability to learn
confident in their ability to learn
confident in their ability to learn removing the box means that their work
removing the box means that their work
removing the box means that their work can bring limitless rewards and that
can bring limitless rewards and that
can bring limitless rewards and that continual success will follow their
continual success will follow their
continual success will follow their resilience when it comes to the
resilience when it comes to the
resilience when it comes to the hard-to-reach student we have to
hard-to-reach student we have to
hard-to-reach student we have to remember to listen more and talk less I
remember to listen more and talk less I
remember to listen more and talk less I mean really listen listen so well you
mean really listen listen so well you
mean really listen listen so well you catch every
catch every
catch every I every hint of vocal hesitancy and of
I every hint of vocal hesitancy and of
I every hint of vocal hesitancy and of course every spark in spike in
course every spark in spike in
course every spark in spike in confidence by listening more you gain
confidence by listening more you gain
confidence by listening more you gain personal insight on their child’s life
personal insight on their child’s life
personal insight on their child’s life all the while those kids are feeling
all the while those kids are feeling
all the while those kids are feeling understood intended to just run that on
understood intended to just run that on
understood intended to just run that on back ok bring it on back
thank you thank you by listening more we
thank you thank you by listening more we gain personal insight on that child’s
gain personal insight on that child’s
gain personal insight on that child’s life all the while while they’re talking
life all the while while they’re talking
life all the while while they’re talking they feel understood and tended to you
they feel understood and tended to you
they feel understood and tended to you see instead of limiting children’s
see instead of limiting children’s
see instead of limiting children’s creativity and placing them in the same
creativity and placing them in the same
creativity and placing them in the same category as everyone else we as
category as everyone else we as
category as everyone else we as educators have the earliest opportunity
educators have the earliest opportunity
educators have the earliest opportunity to nurture and bring forth students
to nurture and bring forth students
to nurture and bring forth students potential we have to remember not to
potential we have to remember not to
potential we have to remember not to limit the students with our frustrations
limit the students with our frustrations
limit the students with our frustrations and impatience
and impatience
and impatience you know slamming them in a box in hopes
you know slamming them in a box in hopes
you know slamming them in a box in hopes for good behavior and halfway paying
for good behavior and halfway paying
for good behavior and halfway paying attention Alan Turing Alan Turing a
attention Alan Turing Alan Turing a
attention Alan Turing Alan Turing a famous mathematician once they did
famous mathematician once they did
famous mathematician once they did something that changed my whole outlook
something that changed my whole outlook
something that changed my whole outlook on education he said sometimes it’s the
on education he said sometimes it’s the
on education he said sometimes it’s the people who no one imagines anything of
people who no one imagines anything of
people who no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can
who do the things that no one can
who do the things that no one can imagine so you see let us not put
imagine so you see let us not put
imagine so you see let us not put students in the box but instead let us
students in the box but instead let us
students in the box but instead let us break down our own four walls it reaches
break down our own four walls it reaches
break down our own four walls it reaches hard as we possibly can because once
hard as we possibly can because once
hard as we possibly can because once educators start to think without a box
educators start to think without a box
educators start to think without a box the students that we reach the hardest
the students that we reach the hardest
the students that we reach the hardest for becomes the future leaders of their
for becomes the future leaders of their
for becomes the future leaders of their community and of this nation thank you
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