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International Keynote Speaker - Author x4 - Podcaster - Former Principal - #KidsDeserveIt - NSBA 20 Watch - 26.2 x32

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@mradamwelcome
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3 years
I got a new job as an Elementary Principal & I start tomorrow! It's been 4 years since I've been a Principal & I can't wait to be back in a building! Students are virtual but it's still going to be awesome connecting with kids and teachers! #KidsDeserveIt #TeachersDeserveIt
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5 years
This school year Find that student Who is quiet Doesn't talk much Doesn't engage much And..... Help them Find their passion See what you uncover Encourage them And push their thinking This not only Will boost their confidence But others in class Will benefit too
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Everyone is not going to like you. They're not going to like your ideas. They're not going to think you have what it takes. And that's totally ok. Move forward, push, innovate, get your crew. And... Don't. Give. Up. #TeachBetter19 #KidsDeserveIt
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6 years
Everyone is not going to like you. They're not going to like your ideas. They're not going to think you have what it takes. And that's totally ok. Move forward, push, innovate, get your crew and Don't. Give. Up.
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5 years
The best discipline program is an engaged classroom. #KidsDeserveIt #YouDeserveIt
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5 years
You want less behavior issues - get kids engaged, get them talking, get them moving, get them creating - don't give them a worksheet.
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Adam Welcome
7 years
You want less behavior issues - get kids engaged, get them talking, get them moving, get them creating - don't give them a worksheet
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Don't feel like you need to tone it down just because other people think you're too loud, or too much, or too smart, or too fast, or too creative, or too good, or just too much more than them. You keep your tone and you be you - the world needs you, not what someone else thinks.
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Everyone is not going to like you. They're not going to like your ideas. They're not going to think you have what it takes. And that's totally ok. Move forward, push, innovate, get your crew and —— Don't. Give. Up.
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Adam Welcome
7 years
Think about this today - be kind, be sweet, be encouraging - give kids your best, you never know what they just came from! #KidsDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
3 years
I'm going to give a whole bunch of books away today - who wants a copy of #TeachersDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
5 years
You want less behavior issues - get kids engaged, get them talking, get them moving, get them creating - don't give them a worksheet or a packet. #KidsDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
6 years
No kid ever complained their teacher messed up a lesson. But if you try something new, they will brag about you at recess. Be brave, go try, today is the day. #KidsDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
7 years
If we speak kindly to plants and it helps them grow - imagine what speaking kindly to children will do - Only. Kind. Words. Allowed.
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Everyone is not going to like you. They're not going to like your ideas. They're not going to think you have what it takes. And that's totally ok. Move forward, push, innovate, get your crew and Don't. Give. Up. #FridayFeeling
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Both of my children (6 and 8) absolutely LOVE to read, we can't buy enough books for them. And you know what, they've never gotten any points for reading, had zero incentive with online programs (like AR) - start them young, help them choose the right book and never stop! #tcrwp
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Stop fussing with kids about pencils, give them a pencil if they need it. @Principal_EL #ICE19
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Adam Welcome
5 years
If your students can teach another student what you’re trying to teach them - that’s a pretty good sign they understand the content. Try that as an assessment instead of a traditional test. Kids teaching other kids.
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Adam Welcome
6 years
People ask me all the time - “What’s the next big thing coming in education?” This is what I always tell them. Relationships relationships relationships relationships relationships relationships relationships - those never go out of style! #KidsDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
6 years
Everyone is not going to like you. They're not going to like your ideas. They're not going to think you have what it takes. And that's totally ok. Move forward, push, innovate, get your crew and Don't. Give. Up. #KidsDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
6 years
Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever - give up on a kid - ever! #KidsDeserveIt #FridayFeeling #tlap #edchat
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Think about this tomorrow - be kind, be sweet, be encouraging - give kids your best, you never know what they just came from! #KidsDeserveIt
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Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever - give up on a kid - that's it, period. #KidsDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
5 years
I want to send some schools copies of my books for their professional development library for teachers. Who's wants some signed books? And why? #KidsDeserveIt #RunLAP #EmpowerOurGirls
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Complaining is NOT a strategy. Be thoughtful. Be intentional. Be solution oriented. Be positive. That’s how we’ll move forward!
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Adam Welcome
5 years
I'm giving away 5 copies of 'Kids Deserve It' & 5 copies of 'Run Like a Pirate' for #TeacherAppreciationWeek . RT and favorite this message and I'll choose the winners by Thursday night! . Thanks for all you do teachers, it's appreciated! . #KidsDeserveIt #RunLAP #edchat #tlap
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Don't feel like you need to tone it down just because other people think you're too loud, or too much, or too smart, or too fast, or too creative, or too good, or just too much more than them. You keep your tone and you be you - the world needs you, not what someone else thinks.
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Adam Welcome
4 years
PLEASE use technology with students. And PLEASE let them create with that technology. I see too much consumption with technology - we need kids to create with the technology. Creators - Thinkers - Problem Solvers Not - consumers of information.
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Every child - deserves recess - every single day. If we can't come up with more creative ways to 'motivate' or 'punish' students to complete work in class or stay on task, we have lots of work to do. Recess is a right for all students.
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5 years
Every child Deserves recess Every single day If we can’t Come up with More creative ways To ‘motivate’ students To complete work in class Or behave We have LOTS Of work To do Recess is a students Civil right
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Adam Welcome
6 years
In case you need a reminder, the school year isn’t over yet, don’t waste one second, our #KidsDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
5 years
I’m giving away 5 copies of #EmpowerOurGirls to help kick off summer reading and get teachers ready to EMPOWER next school year. . Who wants a copy and why?! #tlap #satchat #KidsDeserveIt #satchatwc #edchat #masterychat #stem #futureready
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Adam Welcome
5 years
I'm giving away TEN copies of #KidsDeserveIt - to ONE person, so they can do a book study with their friends. . Why do you want ten copies of KDI? . Respond to this tweet and I'll choose one person by this Friday! . #tlap #edchat #edtech #FutureReady #BoldSchool #leadlap #cue
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Adam Welcome
6 years
You can do anything, just not everything.
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Adam Welcome
3 years
My Twitter feed may be taken over by our brand new Golden Retriever puppy for the next few weeks (years) 🐶😳
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Adam Welcome
6 years
If you want something. Stop complaining. Stop pointing fingers. Stop making excuses. Stop putting it off. Stop saying it can’t be done. Stop saying you’re too old or too young. Go out and make it freakin happen - period. If you don’t, it’s just simply won’t happen.
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Everything you say is not always going to be popular. Everything you do is not always going to be popular. If all that you say and do is popular, you’re probably not saying and doing what you should be? There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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Adam Welcome
4 years
A2 - My goal as a Principal was to be in every classroom every day for the first 100 days of school. That level of visibility made feedback and observations so much easier, because your finger is on the pulse of what's happening. Visibility is number one! #LeadLAP
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Adam Welcome
5 years
No kid ever asked for another worksheet. It’s 2019, we have WAY better options than that. When you know better, you should do better. #KidsDeserveIt #litechsummit
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Adam Welcome
6 years
It’s done - it’s done - it’s done. I’ve finished writing ‘Run Like a Pirate’ and it’s now off to the editor! Took me two months to write the entire book and I CAN’T wait to share it with the world!!!!!! ☠️ #RunLAP
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Adam Welcome
6 years
I found out a few days ago I’ll have the opportunity to guide a blind runner for my December marathon, I’ve been trying to do this for seven years - I’m beyond excited to help someone else cross the line of a 26.2 #RunLAP
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Adam Welcome
5 years
This👇🏻 every single day!
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Adam Welcome
5 years
I still have THREE copies of 'Kids Deserve It' to give away for #TeacherAppreciationWeek who wants a signed copy?!?!?!?! #KidsDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
6 years
We MUST do what's best for kids, NOT what's best for the adults - schools exist for kids - period. #KidsDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Two years ago I did a ‘school surprise’ and visited @principalboots school in Illinois. This year I’m thinking about doing a ‘Does Your School Deserve It’ giveaway, where I give away ONE free keynote to a school/district. Would people be interested in that? #KidsDeserveIt #RunLAP
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Free book giveaway! Who wants a signed copy of #KidsDeserveIt - go!
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Adam Welcome
6 years
No kid ever asked for another worksheet. It’s 2018, we have WAY better options than that people. When you know better, you should do better. #KidsDeserveIt #ipcisdkidsdeserveit
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Adam Welcome
6 years
Crossing the line for 103 miles on the day. This was the hardest thing I’ve ever done and also the most gratifying! ☠️ #RunLAP
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Adam Welcome
6 years
Every child, deserves recess, every single day. If we can’t come up with more creative ways to ‘motivate’ students to complete work in class, we have LOTS of work to do, recess is a students civil right. #MAESP18 #KidsDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
5 years
I’ve given away 10 books this week for #TeacherApprecationWeek and I am going to give away 5 more #KidsDeserveIt books today! . Who wants a copy? I’ll choose 5 educators by tonight! . #tlap #FridayFeeling #edchat #BoldSchool #FutureReady
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Adam Welcome
6 years
I’m giving away this #KidsDeserveIt canvas and would love for it to go to an awesome school! Who wants it?!
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Adam Welcome
5 years
I’m giving away TWO copies of #KidsDeserveIt for YOU to give away to someone else who hasn’t read it. Who wants a copy to give away? Go!
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Sometimes All it takes Is one person Who cares Or believes That you Or someone else Has what it takes To be successful In whatever it You wish to do Be that person For someone else Help change Someone else's Life Do it tomorrow!
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Adam Welcome
5 years
In 2016 I earned $500 for the entire year speaking. Now in 2019 it's what I do full time. But what most people don't realize, is that I spoke for years and years before 2016, for FREE. Nothing happens overnight, it takes patience, hard work, determination and lots of practice!
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Adam Welcome
6 years
Make sure the people you surround yourself with nourish you, add to you, encourage you, motivate you - if they don't, it's time to find new people. #YouDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
4 years
Don't feel like you need to tone it down just because other people think you're too loud, or too much, or too smart, or too fast, or too creative, or too good, or just too much more than them. You keep your tone and you be you - the world needs you, not what someone else thinks.
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Adam Welcome
5 years
There’s a difference between people not liking you because you’re not a nice person. And others having professional jealously because of what you’re doing. Professional jealously is their problem - NOT yours. . . #YouDeserveIt #EmpowerYourself #TeachersDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
5 years
It’s always a good day for a book giveaway. 5 copies of #RunLAP 5 copies of #KidsDeserveIt 5 copies of #EmpowerOurGirls Who wants a book and why? I’ll choose the winners by Thursday morning. Go!
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Adam Welcome
6 years
Please remember this educators -DON’T listen to the naysayers and haters who say that kids can't do something, if you believe, then they will! #KidsDeserveIt #tlap
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Adam Welcome
4 years
Everyone is not going to like you. They're not going to like your ideas. They're not going to think you have what it takes. And that's totally ok. Move forward - push - innovate - work hard - get your crew - and - NEVER GIVE UP! #YouDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Be happy. Be friendly. Be honest. Be on time. Be a good friend. Be hard working. Be trusting. Be genuine. Be absolutely amazing! And don’t forget to be you ❤️
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It’s not going to get old, it’s not going to go out of style - RELATIONSHIPS will always matter most in education, always - period. #KidsDeserveIt #msuccrsummit18
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It’s not going to get old, it’s not going to go out of style - RELATIONSHIPS will always matter most in education, always - period. #KASA2018 #KidsDeserveIt
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I want people to like me. But I’m ok if they don’t. I’d rather live by my morals and be true to myself then simply be worried about being liked. Be real and true to yourself.
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Do your thing. Not her thing. Or his thing. Or that thing. Your thing is you - be you, that’s what we need.
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Adam Welcome
6 years
Every child, deserves recess, every single day. If we can’t come up with more creative ways to ‘motivate’ students to complete work in class, we have LOTS of work to do, recess is a students civil right. #eVillageNWI #KidsDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
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People ask me all the time - “What’s the next big thing coming in education?” This is what I always tell them. Relationships relationships relationships relationships relationships relationships relationships - those never go out of style! #KidsDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
4 years
Every child - deserves recess - every single day. If we can't come up with more creative ways to 'motivate' or 'punish' students to complete work in class or stay on task, we have lots of work to do. Recess is a right for all students.
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7 years
Don't do easy - do impactful, do meaningful, do hard, do what's right, do what makes you uncomfortable - do that and then so much more!
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7 years
No kid ever complained their teacher ‘messed’ up a lesson - try something new and they’ll brag about you at recess! #kidsdeserveit #tlap
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6 years
Relationships relationships relationships relationships relationships. They always have, and always will matter most. Take time to build them, it matters. #KidsDeserveIt
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7 years
I'm thinking about surprising a #KidsDeserveIt school somewhere in the country with an in person visit - would people be interested in that?
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5 years
There's no excuse to not do what's best for kids, there just isn't. #KidsDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
5 years
Principals!!! Assistant Principals!!! Do you read books to your classes at school? Check out my favorite 'Principal Collection' of books - one a month for the entire school year!
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Adam Welcome
6 years
In honor of back to school, I’m giving away 5 copies of #RunLAP and 5 copies of #KidsDeserveIt - I want people who are going to share these messages with others! Who wants a copy, and which book? Go!
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Friday Night Giveaway!!!!! I’ve written FOUR books that I’m extremely proud of and am giving away all four to one person tonight! #KidsDeserveIt #RunLAP #EmpowerOurGirls #TeachersDeserveIt Who wants them?
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6 years
It’s simple and straight forward - Top Ten Things Kids Deserve #KidsDeserveIt #tlap #edchat #satchat
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Adam Welcome
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People ask me all the time - “What’s the next big thing coming in education?” This is what I always tell them. Relationships relationships relationships relationships relationships relationships relationships - those never go out of style! #KidsDeserveIt #YouDeserveIt
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Adam Welcome
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Don’t ever give up on helping a child find that just right book. Don’t ever give up on helping a child find their passions. Don’t ever give up on the relentless pursuit of boosting the self esteem of all your students. Don’t ever, ever, ever give up on them - ever.
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You want less behavior issues - get kids engaged, get them talking, get them moving, get them creating - don't give them a worksheet #KidsDeserveIt #OneStarpoint
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Everyone is not going to like you. They're not going to like your ideas. They're not going to think you have what it takes. And that's totally ok. Move forward, push, innovate, get your crew and Don't. Give. Up. . . #KPC18 #KidsDeserveIt #YouDeserveIt #RunLAP
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Adam Welcome
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Everything you say is not always going to be popular. Everything you do is not always going to be popular. If all that you say & do is popular, you’re probably not saying & doing what you should be? Maybe it’s time for a change, and not what’s always popular.
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No kid ever asked for another worksheet. It’s 2018, we have WAY better options than that people. When you know better, you should do better. #MAESP18 #KidsDeserveIt
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4 years
Exciting news! #Osmo is letting me giveaway 50 Osmo systems! All you have to do is: a) follow me & @playosmo b) reply to this tweet, tag @playosmo , and 3 teachers you miss! More replies = extra entries! #ThankATeacher #TeacherAppreciation #OsmoEdu #TeachersDeserveIt
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Great teachers have high expectations for their students, but even higher expectations for themselves. @ToddWhitaker #KidsDeserveIt #tlap
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I want educators to brag about where they work - not complain with frustration. #KidsDeserveIt
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3 years
I’m looking for some new guests to interview on my Principal podcast - who’s your favorite Principal that I can maybe have on my podcast?
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4 years
1,000 #TeachersDeserveIt stickers just arrived! Want one? 👇🏻
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I want teachers to brag about where they work - not complain w/frustration - same for Principals + students. Just. Say. Yes.
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Who wants a "Top 10 Things Kids Deserve' poster???? Stay tuned, we'll be selling them real soon! #kidsdeserveit #tlap #leadupchat #edchat
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5 years
I want people to like me, but I’m ok if they don’t. I’m going to be me - and hope others do the same.
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A1 - Don’t take it personal when others don’t like you. It’s not about you....focus on the kids, that’s what matters most, period. #masterychat
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7 years
Sending @BetsyDeVos a copy of #KidsDeserveIt we hope you enjoy it and join our conversation about kids! #tlap #edchat #caedchat
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You know what should always be at the forefront of our conversations when making decisions about schools? The KIDS! If it's not good for kids. If it's not about the kids. If it's not going to be positive for the kids. We shouldn't be doing it. #TeamKid - #KidsDeserveIt
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You know what matters? If you’re passionate and love what you do. That’s what matters. Not what others want you to do, or what you think you should be doing. Do what you love, and you’ll love what you do!
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You may be the only one that cares. The only one that shows up. The only one that shows and tells them they matter, that’s it. Our kids deserve you, they need you - period. #KidsDeserveIt
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My official @bostonmarathon finisher photo - flying home now, land in SF at 2am! #RunLAP
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Don’t take it personal when others don’t like you. It’s not about you….focus on the kids, that’s what matters most. . #YouDeserveIt #KidsDeserveIt #TeachersDeserveIt #tlap #edchat
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We chose to become educators so we could change lives and impact future generations - don’t be average, be AWESOME! #KidsDeserveIt #tlap
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