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Making connections is so important.

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Concerned the knee-jerk reaction by schools will be to radically change systems in the name of "doing what's right for students".  Perhaps what's right- right now, is let them at least get back to their "normal".  Kids need a break before big, new changes- even well intentioned ones.

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Just this year was different, non-traditional, and challenging in may ways, but it was not lost.  What we and they learned was just different, but we still learned and grew.

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I am hoping to meet our students where they are rather than force some impossibly high bar from the outset. This year I had a big peek at what some of our students' challenges are at home and my compassion has increased.

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Honor student experiences during the pandemic. It's really been driven home for me this year how many of our students are dealing with things at home that we are often unaware of.

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It's important to not lose sight of the forest for the trees. There's a lot that students will want to explore beyond traditional units and curriculum.  Additionally, many students may need some time to re-acclimate to a traditional school day.

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Listen to the kids. Focus on who they are and where they are.

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Knowing where our students are coming from as individuals while teaching them so they can reach their personal goals 💜

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Celebrating flexibility, resilience, perseverance , surviving and building community and belonging is more important than content.

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These education standards were not made with this type of learning environment in mind. We need to meet them where they are at, not where they "should" be.

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This isn't a lost year, but a year of different experiences for our students.  It's going to take time for all of us to socially reconnect and it is okay to take the time to make everyone comfortable.

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Empathy and do our best to build a positive community at WHS.

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The ability to adjust is everything.  Adapt & overcome.

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We need to celebrate and embrace the opportunties we have HAD in this craziness and work to prepare for a positive return to school in the fall.

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I look forward to being in the classroom with all of the students.

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Their lives at home have all been affected in many different ways.

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We will need to give them time to just talk.  They haven't been able to just 'hang out' with their peers for so long.  For teens this has been brutal.

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kids want us to know that they are not broken

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kids want us to know that they are not broken

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I love that our community has so much focus on what's best for kids.  Thanks for working as a team to support them.  It's a privilege to be a part of Westview during this time.

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Our kids are craving connections- we'll do more for them as teachers by spending time fostering those than trying to play catch-up

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simple, simple, simple

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So much has happened and everyone has learned so many things!

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Honor and celebrate all the strengths they have gained, and refuse to lament the supposedly lost time.

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Change is important for a life skill set and embracing it is important.  Being mindful!

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It should always be 'meeting students where they are at'.

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Kids are not broken! This endless competition is not needed.

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Self care and mental health support is vital

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Work with students at their pace, not our pace

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Simplify is all!

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That the learning did not stop, it just looks different now!

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Help them out and meet them where they are at.

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Things will not be the same next year.

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Take time and go where they are, mentally, emotionally and academically.

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Change is meant to be hard. These kids deserve restructure.

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celebrating progress, whatever it looks like, moving forward wherever they may be

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I look forward to hearing students laugh.

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taking extra time is ok!

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Students want to connect with us! Their friends! Honor what they have been through and keep everything we do strength-based.

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We. have a lot of work to do moving forward with our students, both academically and socially/emotionally!

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It's time to let go of what we thought school was, and re-imagine how we meet our kids!

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Honoring student stories of resilience and adaptability!

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It's all good!