You've probably heard some iteration of the quote "Behind every student success story is a teacher or principal who championed for that student." It's a great quote and certainly one that many of us would find to be motivational. However, we're about moving forward, improving on things. Making them better. So my question is simple. How can we move from the singular (teacher, principal, student) to engage the power of the plural (teachers, principals, students)?
Just imagine the impact we would have had if that quote read "Behind every student success story are teachers and principals who championed for all students." Please know that this post is not a critique of the quote but rather a way to think about things. If a student walks out of our school system after attending K-12 and they can only identify one teacher that made a difference in their lives have we really done our best? Our calling is to educate all students and ensure that every student has a success story. That story should have several chapters written in it and his or her teachers should each be the author of one of those chapters. If you haven't written a chapter in someones story yet this year, tomorrow is a great time to start.
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