There is a quote by Mary Anne Radmacher that I think of often when I am in need of some inspiration: “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”
No matter how well I plan and pre-assess my students and research best intervention practices, lessons may flop or students may not master the skill. I remind myself that tomorrow is a new day --- and I will try again.
No matter how much we practice fluency strategies, some students still haven’t achieved a functional level. I remind myself that tomorrow is a new day --- and I will try again.
No matter how much time we spend on word problems, strategies to solve them, key words to look for operational clues, my intervention students struggle with them. I wonder how many different ways I can find to teach them how to solve word problems before I find the one that works. I remind myself that tomorrow is a new day --- and I will try again.
No matter how much I love my students, some of them come to school hungry, tired, dirty, or under-dressed. They tell me stories of stresses at home that no child should be required to handle and I become discouraged at the state of the world. I remind myself that tomorrow is a new day --- and I will try again to make them feel safe and cared for at school.
No matter how well I plan and pre-assess my students and research best intervention practices, lessons may flop or students may not master the skill. I remind myself that tomorrow is a new day --- and I will try again.
No matter how much we practice fluency strategies, some students still haven’t achieved a functional level. I remind myself that tomorrow is a new day --- and I will try again.
No matter how much time we spend on word problems, strategies to solve them, key words to look for operational clues, my intervention students struggle with them. I wonder how many different ways I can find to teach them how to solve word problems before I find the one that works. I remind myself that tomorrow is a new day --- and I will try again.
No matter how much I love my students, some of them come to school hungry, tired, dirty, or under-dressed. They tell me stories of stresses at home that no child should be required to handle and I become discouraged at the state of the world. I remind myself that tomorrow is a new day --- and I will try again to make them feel safe and cared for at school.