tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348914146863959714.post3254005274522417268..comments2023-11-07T02:49:38.435-06:00Comments on The Connected Educator's Hotspot: The MaskAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253581819528923595noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348914146863959714.post-26467583801130800882015-03-09T10:10:19.839-05:002015-03-09T10:10:19.839-05:00Thank you for sharing. I'm so glad I read this...Thank you for sharing. I'm so glad I read this post on a Monday to set my thoughts in the right direction this week. Thank you Tom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348914146863959714.post-44636364024481751342015-03-04T23:29:33.725-06:002015-03-04T23:29:33.725-06:00Your students and their parents do know how much y...Your students and their parents do know how much you care. Trust me - our boys feel it, as parents we see it and we are all grateful!Michelle Granahannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348914146863959714.post-72966055490269735992015-03-04T22:17:27.338-06:002015-03-04T22:17:27.338-06:00Wow! Talk about gut-wrenching. How many times was ...Wow! Talk about gut-wrenching. How many times was I ignorant of what was behind the mask? Powerful post, Tom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706267636230558625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348914146863959714.post-64943598814435812982015-03-04T21:34:28.681-06:002015-03-04T21:34:28.681-06:00Thanks Glenn. I actually talked about my Edcamp ex...Thanks Glenn. I actually talked about my Edcamp experience with my Building Leadership Team on Monday. I just reminded them that sometimes we are not the only ones under stress, and that what kids truly want, even when they are quiet, or acting like they hate you.....what they want is a connection with you. They want to know you care. Not about their homework, not about their learning, but about them. How will this knowledge impact my building? I don't know how it will impact my teachers. I am not sure if any of them even read my blog. But I know that I can model the way. I can sit there with my students and eat lunch with them. I can go into classrooms and talk with them. And I will continue to let them know I care for each and every one of them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10253581819528923595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348914146863959714.post-35918186388201502272015-03-04T20:30:48.699-06:002015-03-04T20:30:48.699-06:00Thanks Tommy! We reach the Wallflower the same wa...Thanks Tommy! We reach the Wallflower the same way we reach the rest. We engage with them. When we become a person to the students, they will begin to be open and honest with us. The key is that we don't become the talking head at the front of the room, racing through content so we can check all the standards on the list.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10253581819528923595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348914146863959714.post-51687662319210493572015-03-04T20:13:28.364-06:002015-03-04T20:13:28.364-06:00Thanks Micki!Thanks Micki!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10253581819528923595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348914146863959714.post-83805535718251009262015-03-04T19:08:53.482-06:002015-03-04T19:08:53.482-06:00Hi, Tom. I appreciate you sharing the voice of tho...Hi, Tom. I appreciate you sharing the voice of those two young women with us - to hear, to reflect on, to have the chance take a look within as educators. Hearing from their perspective the stress they and their classmates are experiencing in the current school environment is eye-opening and saddening, but so good to hear. <br /><br />Being known by students and knowing them, sharing our story with them and life's struggles and lessons is as you say, some of the most important work we can do. My wife is an incredible storyteller with her 3rd grade class and is known well by her students. She comes home telling the stories she and her students have exchanged - some sad, but most are with humor and care. I love how Stephen Covey years ago put it out there that making deposits relationally is important. I have always worked to build/strengthen my relationships in whatever setting I've worked, and I believe it has made a difference in others and in me.<br /><br />I see that you're an administrator and I"m curious how this knowledge will impact culture-building on your own campus? How will you pass on this passionate call? Thanks again for sharing so authentically. Even if you don't think it's your best post...it certainly is an important one, Tom. Glenn Hervieuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286483699605676133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348914146863959714.post-90057145254974760272015-03-04T15:50:51.662-06:002015-03-04T15:50:51.662-06:00This was a fabulous post, thank you. How do we hea...This was a fabulous post, thank you. How do we hear the wallflowers voice?TommyMaherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08869378165770210290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348914146863959714.post-89719540418559524532015-03-04T07:29:14.410-06:002015-03-04T07:29:14.410-06:00Powerful!Powerful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00069448411141294977noreply@blogger.com