Deborah Martel Rogers' Blog

* "Optimism is true moral courage."             - Ernest Shackleton, Explore *"We have the power to tear down or build up the children who walk into our lives every day."  *"What if we looked for solutions instead of complaining about what's wrong?" *"All conferences should include some celebrations of their kids and their strengths."            - Todd Nesloney & Adam Welcome,  Kids Deserve It! *"The most effective way to do it is to do it."             -Amelia Earhart, Pioneer, and Aviator *"Sight is what your eyes produce. Vision is what your heart produces. Never let what you see affect your vision."            -Shandren Reddy *"Creating a vision or shared vision within a school is very important. A school without a vision is a school without a future. In other words, in order to ensure that all stakeholders at school are looki...

"Los buenos profesores no tienen por qué ser padres. Pero los profesores y los padres tienen algo en común, y creo que a veces los profesores, las profesores, los padres y las madres nos olvidamos de que queremos lo mismo para nuestros hijos y nuestras hijas, (...) Nunca he conocido un padre o una madre ni un profesor o una profesora que no quisiese que sus hijos e hijas tuvieran éxito." (Traducción: Déborah Martel Rogers -Fuente Original:   A TED Talk for Thought -"Building Relationships between parents and teachers. Megan Olivia Hall at TEDxBurnsvilleED" - "Una Charla TED para el Pensamiento - "Construyendo Relaciones entre padres y profesores) "Las esperanzas y los sueños para mis niños. Pero, también, los sueños y las esperanzas para mis hijos son los sueños y las esperanzas para los tuyos. Son lo que quiero para todos los niños y niñas." (Traducción: Déborah Martel Rogers  "A Parent's Wishes for His Child's Teacher: Ch...

"Good teachers do not have to be parents. But parents and teachers have a lot in common, and I think that sometimes teachers and parents forget that we want the same thing for our kids,  (...) I have never met a parent or a teacher who didn't want their child to succeed." (Source: A TED Talk for Thought -"Building Relationships between parents and teachers. Megan Olivia Hall at TEDxBurnsvilleED") "Hopes and dreams for my kids. But, also, the hopes and dreams for my kids are the hopes and dreams for your kids. They are really what I want for all kids." (Source: "A Parent's Wishes for His Child's Teacher: Chris Kennedy at TEDxWestVancouverED) "(...), if a student is lacking academically, resources will be placed appropriately to ensure that the students in question receive the services they are entitled to by law. However, what type of support is placed within their reach when they are lacking social and emotional approp...

Be bold.  Take risks. Live life freely. Lead by example. Trust your gut. Say what you feel. Mean what you say. Express gratitude. Believe in your power. Exceed your expectations. Dance the night away. Skip down the street. Don't take no for an answer. Be your best self. Don't look back. The best is yet to come.