Inspire...and perspire...

You have made it through the first day!  For some of you it was your first first day.  Others it was your first day in a new grade.  And for others still, it was your last first day.  Are you tired?

Did you inspire today?  Or was it a day were you perspired?  It did get a little stuffy in some rooms!  I appreciate you battling through with your kiddos and making this first day a good one for them.  In order to inspire, we will have to perspire a little bit.  The great Thomas Edison once said, "Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration".  My 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Miller, had this quote lining the back of her classroom.  And even back then, I got it.  In order to make a difference and change what you see around you, you are going to have to work hard.  You are going to have sweat.  

Bill Gates release a short essay on his blog today called , "A Teacher Who Changed My Life".  It is a great article about his 4th grade teacher and how she inspired him.  Think about...in our school, in your classroom perhaps, the next Bill Gates could be sitting?  How cool is that?  What are YOU doing to inspire that student?  Are you making them (and yourself) perspire a little bit in order to help them find greatness?

https://www.gatesnotes.com/Education/A-Teacher-Who-Changed-My-Life

Don't be afraid to let them see you sweat!  Our kids need to see us working hard for them.

I wish you the best this school year!