Something we all, as teachers, should think about:

✔ If I had my child to raise over again, I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later.
✔ I'd finger paint more and point fingers less.
✔ I would do less correcting and more connecting.
✔ I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
✔ I would care to know less and know to care more.
✔ I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
✔ I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
✔ I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
✔ I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
✔ I'd see the oak tree in the acorn more often.
✔ I would be firm less often and affirm much more.
✔ I'd model less about the love of power, and more about the power of love.