Inspired

Source: Teaching Tolerance

“I've come to the frightening conclusioin that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It's my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized.” -Dr Haim Ginott 

I've seen this quote before and remember how much it inspired me. I was paging through the latest edition of Teaching Tolerance and came across it today. It was definitely perfect timing to read it. Love when that happens. You can download/print your own color copy here.