To Encourage You

A Message from the Exchange Team: Never forget the important work you do every day. When you need a reminder, read the quotes below:

“Encouraging a child means that one or more of the following critical life messages are coming through, either by word or by action: I believe in you, I trust you, I know you can handle this, You are listened to, You are cared for, You are very important to me.”
– Barbara Coloroso

“Teaching is not about answering questions but about raising questions – opening doors for them in places that they could not imagine.”
– Yawar Baig

“Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.”
– Colleen Wilcox

“When you get, give. When you learn, teach.”
– Maya Angelou

“Every day, in a hundred small ways, our children ask, ‘Do you hear me? Do you see me? Do I matter?’ Their behavior often reflects our response.”
– L.R. Knost

"When someone is taught the joy of learning, it becomes a life-long process that never stops, a process that creates a logical individual. That is the challenge and joy of teaching."
– Marva Collins

“To take children seriously is to value them for who they are right now rather than adults-in-the-making.”
– Alfie Kohn

“No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.”
– James P. Comer

“Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth."
– Helen Caldicott

Thank you for all you do!

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