Weekly Inspo Vids - Week Twenty Four
Howdy, folks!
I feel like I’m constantly saying, “It’s been a busy week.” While that’s true (when is it ever not busy), I don’t necessarily need that to be my focus.
I have other options:
“It was a hectic week” - No different from my typical response.
“It was a hard week” - Sometimes true, but this week wasn’t particularly tough.
“It was a productive week.” - Meh. I got a lot done, but not nearly as much as I had hoped.
“It was a week well spent.” That’s it. I’ll go with that.
I like to think of time as a currency that’s always being depleted. You can’t stockpile time the way you can stockpile gold. But you can invest time in something that stores value. Instead of precious metals, you can deposit your time into relationships. And much like buying stocks, you have hopes of what will happen, but you can’t predict it with certainty.
Hopefully, my weeks are spent depositing my time into my students, my colleagues, my kids, my wife … you get the idea. And I can’t control what they do with it, but I have hopes of what might happen.
This week, I got two very encouraging notes - one from my wife and one from a former student. I don’t live in order to receive these sorts of responses, but it sure helps when they appear. It certainly makes time feel well spent.
I hope you had some authentic encouragement from someone this week. And if not, who knows, maybe it’s just around the corner.
I like this week’s video. I love that this student had the courage to push through her isolation and be vulnerable in sharing her gifts. What an amazing kid! And this week’s PD is a topic I’ve been thinking a lot about lately - getting kids outside! Turns out the research backs up what most of us already knew.
Enjoy!
Mike
P.S. Thanks to everyone who took the time to read my new mid-week post. Within 24 hours, it became one of the most-read posts of the school year. If you haven’t already, scroll to the poll at the bottom of the post and vote! I’ll try to send out a couple each month. I appreciate the support!
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Weekly Video
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Quiet high school paints portraits of classmates
Possible Caption: It’s never too late to connect.
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Weekly Quote
“Your failures are your accomplishents because it makes you prepared for whatever it is that you are going to do next.”
Lee Daniels
Weekly Emailable PD
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Suggested Email Body:
This week is an invitation to protect what already works.
In the rush to cover content and meet goals, it’s easy to see recess as extra—a nice-to-have if there’s time. But decades of research remind us that play isn’t a break from learning; it’s a key part of it.
This week’s resource explores how even small shifts—like adding a few extra minutes of outdoor time—can lead to big gains in student well-being. And even if recess isn’t an option in your particular situation, it’s a reminder that when we make space for joy and movement, we’re also making space for focus, growth, and connection.
