From Ripples to Waves

Teachers are makers of nations.  Our job is to walk the talk. This includes doing everything we can to communicate to our beloved students that they matter, that their perspectives matter, and that small kindnesses (like skipping stones) matter. The art of teaching is in nuance, in the ripple effect of the daily positive meaningful interactions educators have with our "kids"... a progression of concentric circles carrying positive influence to places further than one’s immediate reach... perhaps disrupting the status quo’s placidity and complacency just long enough to make waves on previously untouched shores... communicating that we are all of value. Our children are watching, so do not just talk about it. Show them in word and in deed that all (not just those that look like us, talk like us, live like us, love like us, and worship like us) deserve a voice, respect, and equity.