Today in Scholastic headquarters, we're welcoming hundreds of teachers from the tri-state area for Teacher Week @ Scholastic, and we're so thrilled to see them here.
This morning I spent time in the opening session hosted by Byron V. Garrett, chairman of the National Family Engagement Alliance (and former CEO of the National PTA). He talked about the ABCs of Life and how to put students on a path to greatness, and I left feeling inspired by his words and the energy in the room.
In particular, his ABCs of Life are especially poignant:
Follow along here and on Twitter and Instagram at #teacherweek for thought-provoking conversations and takeaways. Meanwhile, I'll leave you with some of my favorite quotes from our opening session:
Wise words from @Byronvgarrett: Teachers: invest in yourself. You can't help students if your tank is empty. #teacherweek
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) August 18, 2014
Want to put a student on the path to greatness? See them for who they are when they're standing in front of you. #teacherweek @Byronvgarrett
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) August 18, 2014
"Young people will rise or fall to the expectation that you set for them." - @Byronvgarrett #teacherweek
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) August 18, 2014
"Part of our job is to help students realize their origin is not their destination." -@Byronvgarrett #teacherweek
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) August 18, 2014
