Commitment

It's that time of year again, back to school.  All the training, preparing, and motivational speeches are done, the students are walking through the hallways and into our classrooms. There are going to be things that we didn't get training on, there are going to be things that we were not prepared for, and those motivational speeches are distance memories.
My goal and hope for this year, is that no matter what the day brings that I commit to a promise I made to always give each day my very best.  Yes, some days my best will be a little less than others, but if I commit to giving everything I can on that day, then I will know I have fulfilled my commitment.

Commitment, what is it?   According to the dictionary, commitment is defined as:
-a promise to do or give something
-a promise to be loyal to someone or something
-the attitude of someone who works very hard to do or support something.

One of those motivational training's that we did for our teachers this year was about making commitments.  A renewed commitment to collaboration, a commitment to putting students first, a commitment to learning.  As I mention, when things get crazy it is hard to remember back to those big speeches, but my goal as an Instructional Coach will be to keep teachers focus on the commitments, the promises, they made.