Our Favorite Quotes by Mrs. Graves https://padlet.com/mrsgraves/47olhudz7azk Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain -Zaretta Hammond en-us 2019-05-16 19:02:48 UTC 2025-11-06 12:59:42 UTC hello@padlet.com "Culturally responsive teachers take advantage of the fact that our brains are wired for connection." -page 19 mrsgraves https://padlet.com/mrsgraves/47olhudz7azk/wish/360957243 This quote really struck me because where it says "take advantage", it made me think... wow, I didn't realize how much kids WANT to build relationships, and how they were born to do this.]]> 2019-05-16 19:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsgraves/47olhudz7azk/wish/360957243 Earning the Right to Demand https://padlet.com/mrsgraves/47olhudz7azk/wish/362700733 "Unique combination of personal warmth and active demandingness earns the teacher the right to push for excellence and stretch the student beyond his comfort zone" (pg. 97-98).

Too many times we rely on our positions as teachers instead of relying on authentic relationships with our students as the basis for getting them to listen to us.  ]]> 2019-05-22 20:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsgraves/47olhudz7azk/wish/362700733