HERE IT COMES

I loved the MSP commercial over at edvsuned. Massive Student Pressure. Though I laugh a bit, I wonder if that's not what some kids feel. No doubt we're feeling it as a staff. Couple that with budget reductions, and it's a wonder I'm getting sleep at all. :)

There are so many wonderful things happening at school and yet there is a sense sometimes of immense pressure. Whenever I feel that, I walk the halls and get a high 5, a hug, or multiple hugs (oh, how I love kinders!) and it reminds me of why we're here. Yes, we're here for student achievement but it goes far and above reading and math.

The future is uncertain. Always is. I'm not sure what next year will bring in terms of changes but I'm confident that we'll make the necessary gains needed to continue our journey. If not, then I guess I cross that bridge when I get there. I can thank my parents for my idealism and esepcially Mom for my confidence. Perhaps it's a fault that I look at things as opportunities. I can't image, however, seeing the world in a different mindset, one of negativity and fault finding.

The other day my mother asked me whether or not I would change anything I've done in the last four years at Outlook. Good question, Mom. There are certainly situations I would change, but overall, would I change the overall course if I could? No.

What's My Outlook?
It's yellow, Quigley. Yellow.