tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198989759261861327.post8641970091209071463..comments2016-02-04T15:46:30.133-08:00Comments on Jane of All Trades: Promise Yourself #SOLC15 - 3/4Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12332242841526375176noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198989759261861327.post-87637142065139229312015-03-04T22:02:04.380-08:002015-03-04T22:02:04.380-08:00Love your positive attitude, the white daisies, bu...Love your positive attitude, the white daisies, but most of all the cats on top of the frig. Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198989759261861327.post-55780791168779099772015-03-04T20:24:54.606-08:002015-03-04T20:24:54.606-08:00What a thoughtful and generous post. Thank you fo...What a thoughtful and generous post. Thank you for reminding me to actually spell out my goals and personal creed. Very powerfulAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687546388454682163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198989759261861327.post-23875200233022014002015-03-04T19:18:59.588-08:002015-03-04T19:18:59.588-08:00Absolutely! I am usually pretty good about the ven...Absolutely! I am usually pretty good about the venting to listen part but I caught myself starting to be consumed today and letting other people get me down about the day. <br /><br />I definitely agree about standing up and getting involved when it's something that serious. Mostly I have heard a lot of complaining about change. Example: we are trying to save money for the district: we got a new super who found out we had a $2 Million deficit when he moved in. One of his strategies is printing to the copiers for a penny/copy instead of personal printers that cost about a quarter/copy. In the long run, saves money, ink, toner cartridges, etc. But a lot of people were FURIOUS to the point of threatening to quit. Over copies. Let's get upset about where that 2 million went instead.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12332242841526375176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198989759261861327.post-18826527068392499752015-03-04T17:42:21.024-08:002015-03-04T17:42:21.024-08:00Those are some wonderful promises! It's so imp...Those are some wonderful promises! It's so important to find ways to stay positive in the midst of all the current challenges in education! Thank you for this positive post!JenniferMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603450967368808356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198989759261861327.post-19633731044940926862015-03-04T17:38:46.214-08:002015-03-04T17:38:46.214-08:00Thank you! With the winter doldrums, I needed to b...Thank you! With the winter doldrums, I needed to be reminded of positivity! I love your cats, hiding! LOL Jennifer SniadeckiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198989759261861327.post-41000114045230289102015-03-04T16:07:56.387-08:002015-03-04T16:07:56.387-08:00Love how you used other slices for inspiration! It...Love how you used other slices for inspiration! It is so easy to be swept up in negativity--I think it's something we have to be especially careful of in our profession. My response has always been to avoid the negative Nancies, but I like your approach of trying to spread some positivity and happiness so much better!Elisabeth Ellingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747914394861199796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198989759261861327.post-48838254335486775922015-03-04T14:52:06.547-08:002015-03-04T14:52:06.547-08:00I enjoyed hearing you positive outlook...even when...I enjoyed hearing you positive outlook...even when there is pain and frustration noticing small beautiful things can lift our spirits. xoNanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135130889558068676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198989759261861327.post-61915033762652112252015-03-04T13:17:24.473-08:002015-03-04T13:17:24.473-08:00I'm delighted you used Kendra's slice to i...I'm delighted you used Kendra's slice to inspire your own today!<br /><br />Loved it all, but especially this part: "To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble."Stacey Shubitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903206728640184043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198989759261861327.post-39591794975172175112015-03-04T11:11:17.783-08:002015-03-04T11:11:17.783-08:00Great slice. Unfortunately, sometimes the negativ...Great slice. Unfortunately, sometimes the negativity in the world, school, classroom, in our head, seems to put a damper on our positive thoughts. When that negativity comes into play, we need to push it aside and look for the good, because there is a lot of that surrounding us every day.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901374472056625859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198989759261861327.post-14057770486146433892015-03-04T09:47:26.994-08:002015-03-04T09:47:26.994-08:00First, I really like your personal creed. I've...First, I really like your personal creed. I've been teaching 34 years and have had professional highs and lows. For me the key to job satisfaction lies in focusing on my students and on having a professional life outside my building and district. In education there are many negatives, and many need our focus. Like you, I'm grateful that I'm employed, but I'm also dismayed that others with what I call "sticky fingers" have their hands in the district cookie jar at the expense of their students. My heart hurts for teachers in New Jersey where PAARC has consumed instructional time and money and de-professionalized my profession. I'm lucky in that I don't have to deal much w/ testing because I teach mostly seniors. A few years ago I heard a wonderful speech about tolerance, a value I embrace, but there are some things we should not tolerate. We all cope differently, and the trick is to be supportive when someone needs to vent w/out allowing the venting to consume and define us. Glenda Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.com