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I can't wait to share the Berenstain Bears picture with my fellow teachers.

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I can't wait to share the Berenstain Bears picture with my fellow teachers.

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Thank you you so much for sharing your life with us! It does make a difference when you have lived it.  I have a principal that seems to think I care too much about the kid's personal lives than their academic progress.  She will never convince me!

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Thank you you so much for sharing your life with us! It does make a difference when you have lived it.  I have a principal that seems to think I care too much about the kid's personal lives than their academic progress.  She will never convince me!

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Thank you for sharing your story. It guides me to slow down and understand the misunderstood.

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Thank you for sharing your story. It guides me to slow down and understand the misunderstood.

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Ruth, you give us courage to write our own stories. And hope that we can help heal, that we can look for and fill needs.

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I almost left early... I believe things and people are brought into your life for reason...it was been a rough year of teacher/mom life. I NEEDED your

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Very inspiring!  Keep the intro and ending!

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Very inspiring!  Keep the intro and ending!

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Thanks for the reminder to love the unlovely students with a mothers love! Excited to join the Wawasee team again!! ❤️

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Adoption has made me a better teacher, too.

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Adoption has made me a better teacher, too.

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Im goin to look at my class different next year.  Thanks!

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Im goin to look at my class different next year.  Thanks!

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I think i struggle with meeting every need.  I want them to be independent. But I also want them to kind and generous. I need to model that kindness and generosity. What is the cost of a pencil?

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Meeting needs requires going slow and deep like a river. Giving kids windows, doors, and mirrors are ways to meet needs. Can't wait to share ripples from you and Lester in my classroom!

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I love your passion 😊

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Teaching is not just science. It is   (he)art.

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I need tissues. Thank you for sharing your heart so other teachers can have a heart for kids from hard places. 

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I need tissues. Thank you for sharing your heart so other teachers can have a heart for kids from hard places. 

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It is good to teach responsibility, but it is better to fill a need.

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It is good to teach responsibility, but it is better to fill a need.

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If we don't teach from the heart, we don't teach.

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If we don't teach from the heart, we don't teach.

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If I want students to learn, it is imperative that I meet their needs. I can't want to succeed desperately in this capacity, but how do I know if I did?

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I'm excited about the new research that brains can heal.

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I'm excited about the new research that brains can heal.

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LOVE MORE

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It's not about me....it's not about the adults...it's all about the kids

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It's

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I often forget to slow down enough to connect.

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Loved the visualization of The Berenstein Bears. Powerful to remember how various children visualize the same scene.

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This entire thought process is so good. We need these types of reminders

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One kid at a time! Also love the Berenstein Bear picture to help visualize.

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You have spoken directly to my heart and I can see the specific faces of students. 

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You have spoken directly to my heart and I can see the specific faces of students. 

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Stop and think. See a student's perspective of the world.

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Stop and think. See a student's perspective of the world.

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For every external behavior, there is an inward reality.

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Brains can heal. What hope for teachers!

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Be the change you want to see in the world. 

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Be the change you want to see in the world. 

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I want to be present enough to recognize needs for what they are. So I can be better about meeting them

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I can now better understand the student I could not get to write a single word... he needed me, but I a, not sure I was really there for him.

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Every class has students who have struggled .....

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Every class has students who have struggled .....

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Brains can heal!!!

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Do you teach kids about their brains?

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What can I specifically do to help my students? (I.E., have extra supplies, snacks...)

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This would be fun to use. Kids would like this.

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This would be fun to use. Kids would like this.

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I've been reminded that time with challenging kiddos can be life-giving!

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I need to open my mind and heart. I need to stop feeling the pressure of the state and do what is best for my kids.

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Everything you have said really hits home for kids at my school. It's important that we always remember to keep in mind what goes on in the lives of our students outside of school and how that affects them.

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Teaching the hurt kids is my favorite. #grace

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Each year I see more and more kids who come from hard places. I am drawn to those kids but I question my ability to reach all of them. The need is so great. We talked this year about how many Aces, or strikes, they have against them. Kids with a high ace score don't care about our lessons. They care about if they will be fed, if dad will get out jail, and so many other situations that I can't even imagine. This makes my lesson plans seem so insignificant

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Need to meet students NEEDS....in order for them to WANT to learn.

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Need to meet students NEEDS....in order for them to WANT to learn.

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This is such important work...and we all need to match this thinking to the faces we see in our classrooms.

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I have spent time with students who have needs that are not filled. Sometimes I make a difference but, I know I have failed others. It's hard work that evolves over time. Sometimes they move before I have had enough time. 

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I have spent time with students who have needs that are not filled. Sometimes I make a difference but, I know I have failed others. It's hard work that evolves over time. Sometimes they move before I have had enough time. 

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I'm realizing that we can heal, we can teach that there is good in the world!

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Patience...more than what I have given.

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It is great to hear that small moments can have a powerful impact on children and their outlook on life. Remembering that all writers have a story to tell is important. Hearing your story is amazing too. It's adds a personal touch that takes the information to a whole new level. This work and these ideas are inspiring and something I will take back into my classroom.

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So many of our students are these hard kids.

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It is so easy to forget that those kids need so much more than just to be told what to do. They need compassion and affection.

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I've been that hard kid

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I wonder how many times I've tried to "teach" and become frustrated but in reality I actually DID fill a need and continue to build relationships or changing brains!

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I wonder how many times I've tried to "teach" and become frustrated but in reality I actually DID fill a need and continue to build relationships or changing brains!

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thinking that every teacher needs to hear this and live it.  The most challenging kids are the reason we keep giving our all each day.

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There isn't anyone you couldn't love (teach) once you've taken the time to listen to their story.

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It changes my perspective on  hard to reach
students.