“Laughter is the closest thing to the
grace of God.”
-- Karl Barth
By Tommie Saylor
Kennedy High School Principal
I have always said that the most
difficult time of the school year is February.
Why? Consider the following …
- It is difficult because the days are short
- Everything is masked is shades of gloom because the weather is awful
- The Michigan Merit Examinations are on the horizon
- Evaluations are in full dose
- Next year’s schedule is being debated
- Tempers are short and moods sour
- We just passed the halfway point in the school year
- And the end is not yet in sight.
When you add it all up, it is just
hard to remain focused and on task and joyous of spirit. So, what is the
solution?
There is none! This time of the
school year is like suffering through a bad cold. We may be able to
address some of the symptoms, but there is no cure; we must just simply endure.
Consider the following educational “chicken
soup” remedies. They are inexpensive:
- 1 part routine
- 2 parts adherence to procedures
- A dash of kindness
- A healthy dose of planning
- A casual smile (faking it is OK)
- Lots of understanding
- And an abundance of caring
Be not afraid. In just a few short
weeks the weather will improve, the sun will return and the gloom will
give way to happier times.
Stay the course and remain vigilant.
Together we will make it through this time of melancholy, and emerge from the
other side stronger and wiser.
Remember, their future is in our
hands. Making Kennedy the school of choice. Excellence by design.
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