tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792512320454717753.post7477577570211018073..comments2023-04-03T04:45:37.261-07:00Comments on McNair Moments: Thoughts from the Principal: Be Your Best!Jason Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205817127814782824noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792512320454717753.post-27324580521725634142011-10-20T11:09:56.700-07:002011-10-20T11:09:56.700-07:00Thanks for comment, Terry. The boys are doing wel...Thanks for comment, Terry. The boys are doing well (at least, as well as can be expected!).<br /><br />The quote from Dr. Ginott is a perfect reminder of the role we play in ensuring students enjoy their time at school. Thanks for sharing.Jason Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205817127814782824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792512320454717753.post-43146095932779215062011-10-20T07:14:48.540-07:002011-10-20T07:14:48.540-07:00Love this, Jason. Something to remember on the day...Love this, Jason. Something to remember on the days it feels like "triage." I've adopted the perspective that "we make the weather in our classrooms." You illustrate this well through the description of your family's experience at BC Children's. Hope everyone is fine :)<br /><br />Here's the full quote from Dr. Haim Ginott:<br />"I've come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It's my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous.<br />I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized.terryaingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066545850995829008noreply@blogger.com