Today I read two beautiful and important words! Low fuel. You can read my slight frustration over the placement of my gas gauge in a previous post, I love my Honda, but not my gas gauge! One week ago today I got a new van. We upgraded our van and yes, if you live in a minivan world we got the one with the HondaVac system. You read that right, I have a vacuum in my minivan. It will come in very handy but today I found a feature I think that is equally handy. When my gas gauge got low, the center information screen read LOW FUEL in large orange letters. Where I keep my right hand on the steering wheel blocks the view of the normal gas gauge in the bottom right corner. Having this notification clear, crisp and simple is perfect. Having this notification right in the center of my view is perfect. Now let's hope when I try out my HondaVac system I give it a perfect review.
When I saw this photo I thought these two words could relate to teaching this year. It's been a hard year around the country as people figure out the Common Core and what that means for children and our instruction. It's been a hard year in the world of assessments, at any grade level. It's been a hard year in Ohio with Student Learning Objectives and increased teacher evaluations. It's been a hard year with budgets cut yet everyone expecting the status quo to remain the same. Maybe just recognizing sometimes we are running on low fuel and we need to refill is necessary. The HondaVac system is a perk in my new minivan. I think we need to make sure we all know the perks in our lives and make sure we take time to refill.
Thank you, Two Writing Teachers for hosting and nudging us to capture a bit of life - fostering a writing community.
Thank you, Two Writing Teachers for hosting and nudging us to capture a bit of life - fostering a writing community.
Love it -- I need a vac system --how cool. Your connections are powerful and so needed right now. We can feel the stress in most schools we collaborate with -- we need to stay positive and focus on what refuels us. Thanks
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Well-said! We are running on low fuel. I actually know when my friend is running on low fuel, because she always really does run out of gas on the side of the road. We do have perks! Great reminder!
ReplyDeleteI felt guilty about offering candy to students who did xyz yesterday, but someone rephrased what I referred to as a "reward" and called it "an incentive." So smart. We all need incentives when the work gets hard!!
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