Haim Ginott shared the following
"I have come to a frightening conclusion. I am the decisive element in the classroom. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher I possess tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated, and a child humanized or de-humanized.
Playing a role in the education of a child is a high calling that I don't take lightly. I feel blessed to be a teacher. There are so many individuals who are in this profession for the wrong reason. I want to acknowledge the individuals who teach because they love children and feel called to impart knowledge to them. True teachers are a special breed.
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