It’s a New Year. Show Yourself and Your Students a Little Grace (edweek.org)

Be gentle on yourself. Be patient. Show yourself a little grace.

There’s a corollary: Be gentle on your students, too. They’re trying hard to be their best selves. Show them the same grace.

Here’s what that grace will look like in my classroom from January to May:

Look for strengths, not just gaps.

Practice patience.

Balance goal-setting with celebration.

Frame reminders for behavior in a caring way.

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