GVWP 2014 SummerWrites

Top 10 Things We Learned from Morning Reflection

by a Curmudgeon, an Optimist, and the Realist

11          Turf Fienz: Hoodies don’t make a hood.

10          Everything sounds cooler when it rhymes; ask Bill Shakespeare.

9            Be thou not afraid of improvisational language.

8            Exceptional people are exceptional; the rest of us will need to go to college.

7            If you can’t say something nice, you’re not trying hard enough.

6            Teaching is not a solo performance.

5            Best learning comes in groups; schools call this cheating; time for a change.

4            Language should not be used as a sword or a fence.

3            Praise must be authentic; kids’ BS monitors are finely-tuned

2            If I treated you all the same, I would be denying your individuality.

1            BRING AN UMBRELLA EVERY DAY