Take us back to your why. How’d you get here? Why are you in this job of influencing children? What is your critical purpose on this planet? What do you hope will be your legacy?
Give 3 examples of questions you could ask your students to build better connections with them. Please provide context for these questions. (When and where are you asking them this? How? Why?)
What does your “light-up” look like? Who do you find it the easiest to light up around? Who, right now in your world, might need a little more of your light-up?
Have you ever had a student dealing with the death or loss of a loved one? How did you handle it? Would you have handled it differently after reading this chapter about grief?
Consider the “invisible backpack” as described by Dr. Fox. How can you recognize these invisible backpacks when they enter your classroom? What can you do to help lighten the load these students carry?