“Love is an intervention.” –Kate Miller My friend Kate Miller often says these words, “Love is an intervention.” I’d never thought of it that way before. But, after I heard those words, I started thinking differently. I realized that Kate was so very right. Before our students can learn; before they can play nicely with one another; before they can walk in a single file line or participate in a book club they have to know they are loved. As we embark on our conference week we all need to remember Kate’s words. Love IS an intervention. As we meet with parents for a short 15 or 20 minutes conference we are tempted to jump right in and talk about the things the child needs to work on, maybe even share our frustrations. I challenge you to remember how much our students are loved by their parents. Take some time to slow down and share the things that you love about their children. Let the parents know how much fun it is to spend your days with their little one. Even our trickiest kids can bring us so much joy! Take time to share that with parents. It might not be easy but it will mean the world to the parents. I know you love your students. Share that love with their parents. Have a great conference week my friends. Take time to rest this weekend and stay healthy! Here is your STAFF UPDATE for February 9th.
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Susan Cook
2/8/2018 07:31:58 pm
Thank you for sharing about love as an intervention. Here is one of my favorite quotes on love by Eleanor Roosevelt that I discovered when doing a paper for an undergrad course. I still have the piece of paper I wrote it on...
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