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My "Why" is to foster thoughtful and productive students. It is all about them with everything we do. Once we know our "why" students will be able to connect with us even more. 

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My "Why" is to foster thoughtful and productive students. It is all about them with everything we do. Once we know our "why" students will be able to connect with us even more. 

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-Victoria Blue

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My why is my grandson. He is autistic. Some of his teachers have been amazing and some have hurt his soul.  I want to be the teacher who is a blessing to my students and their families. 

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My why is my grandson. He is autistic. Some of his teachers have been amazing and some have hurt his soul.  I want to be the teacher who is a blessing to my students and their families. 

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My "Why" is the smile and I see and bring to my students' faces, and the relationships I GET to build with them everyday. I GET to be a teacher. I GET to make a difference in their lives. I GET to watch them grow and embrace their mistakes so they can grow more. This is not a "job" I have. It is a PRIVILEGE.

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Knowing your WHY, guides you!!!

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My grandmother, Bertha Hinton, I am carrying on her legacy. I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors. She was a woman who poured into people and made them feel like they could accomplish anything they set their mind to. I lead with this as I teach my students, building relationships with each of students. I dedicated myself to being a lifelong learner, based on all of the lessons that she instilled in me.

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No matter what you do, you have to got to know the why!

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My why is to equip students for the future and achieve a joyful life, whatever that means to them.

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As my 9th grade health/pe teacher Mrs. Wyrick always told us "If you don't have your health, you don't have anything."  My why is to helping students learn life skills and the confidence to be their best selves-mentally & physically.
Health is wealth!

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Shannon Westmoreland

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The 29 second graders that depend on me.

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-The STUDENTS
-My Experience as a student growing up, influential teachers that I have had and wanted to emulate.
-I also love seeing the spark in their eyes when they learn something new or overcome a challenge especially in READING!

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My WHY is to help my students to see their progress of their learning and how they are improving and getting exciting of each step that they are building each day upon a goal that they want to reach. I think reaching a small goal, then a intermediate and big goal. 

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My WHY is to help my students to see their progress of their learning and how they are improving and getting exciting of each step that they are building each day upon a goal that they want to reach. I think reaching a small goal, then a intermediate and big goal. 

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I always want my students to know how very special and unique they are, and that they can grow up and be anything they want to be.

Sherree Rash

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The kids and seeing their smiles when they learn.

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The kids and seeing their smiles when they learn.

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If you embrace and understand your why, what you do matters.

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If you embrace and understand your why, what you do matters.

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Knowing your why will get you farther than because it is the soul of your actions!

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I love how you can "see" FEELING when you know your WHY

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I love how you can "see" FEELING when you know your WHY

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Let the WHY guide you!

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Never wanted to do anything else.

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Jodi Smith

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I want to see my students excited about learning!!

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The what is magnified when we remember the why!

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The singing gives me chills that a person’s voice can invoke that much feeling. Knowing my why leads me to understanding the purpose in life.

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It really helps to know why because you may not have a good enough reason to be at the job you are at.  If you are simply going to work to get back home then it can be a miserable life.

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We saw this video once this year already. We also saw this video in PD last year.

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It's important for the kids we teach to also know their why so that our lessons will be most effective. 

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It's important for the kids we teach to also know their why so that our lessons will be most effective. 

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There are kids out there who have things in their lives going on with them that burden their hearts and cause their learning to suffer. I carried burdens with me everyday and I did not have anyone to share them with as a child and I often wonder what would have been different if I had caring teachers. Building relationships with the kids and helping them no that someone cares about them and their learning and KNOWS that they can do anything IS MY WHY.

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I feel like the video really changes the mentality of the what vs the why and how crucial it is to focus on the why of teaching rather than the what

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Why- To make a positive difference in lives!! Why is essential! 

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Why- To make a positive difference in lives!! Why is essential! 

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My why is it's all about the students. They need our best Every. Single. Day.

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My why is it's all about the students. They need our best Every. Single. Day.

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Knowing why you do something,  is essential. 

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Knowing why you do something,  is essential. 

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My why is equity in the classroom!

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Always love to watch this video. I liked seeing the difference between the two versions of the song as an example of WHY we do something.

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We need to know WHY we do something! Love the video!!!!

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I love the way he delivered a great message. It makes you think about why you are teaching and the good parts of teaching.

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Remembering your why helps keep your passion about teaching burning.  

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Remembering your why helps keep your passion about teaching burning.  

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When you find your why, you will find purpose.

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When you find your why, you will find purpose.

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Knowing your why makes your what more passionate!

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Knowing your why makes your what more passionate!

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I want to educate others about our biases that affect the way we teach and treat others. Change those to empower out students and staff.

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I want to educate others about our biases that affect the way we teach and treat others. Change those to empower out students and staff.

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My Why...
I can't think of a better way to influence the world than being an educator. It's also a part of my family's legacy, it's full of amazing educators.

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Understanding your Why can help keep you focused. It can drive you to over achieve and to push further than you think you can.

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We all need that someone, that special person to lead us to the water! We all need to have someone to help us discover our reason and why!!!

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We all need that someone, that special person to lead us to the water! We all need to have someone to help us discover our reason and why!!!

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My Why..

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If you do not know what you need to change you must focus on why things need to change. Then you will see clearly what you can do to have an impactful transition in your what. 

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If you do not know what you need to change you must focus on why things need to change. Then you will see clearly what you can do to have an impactful transition in your what. 

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-Raven Cox

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What more important than why! So basic but so true! Passion drives our why. What is often just going through the motions.

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What more important than why! So basic but so true! Passion drives our why. What is often just going through the motions.

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Beverly Litke

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When we know our purpose, our path is clear. This is not a time to sit and wait to be told what to do, we know what to do. Now we feel out our why and proceed with passion and there is no way to fail.

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When we know our purpose, our path is clear. This is not a time to sit and wait to be told what to do, we know what to do. Now we feel out our why and proceed with passion and there is no way to fail.

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Propst

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Things are better when there is purpose.

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Knowing your why will impact how you make decisions and the heart you put into it!