How do teachers use their voice both in the classroom and beyond? Too often the voice of the teacher is portrayed by the “wah-wah-wah-wah-wah-wah” sound that echoed in the classroom of the Peanuts characters created by Charles Shultz.
The teacher voice is so much more. What we say and how we
say it holds enormous power and potential impact on children…
....for better or for worse...! How do you use your teacher voice?
As if a pandemic were not enough, once again, teachers are being called to step forward and rise up in service to our culture, our society, our communities, our humanity. Our passion to open the hearts and minds of children and empower them through learning is being called forth to make a difference through education. “Educate” related to educere “bring out, lead forth”.
In the spirit of teaching, we must all EDUCATE TO ELEVATE minds and hearts
beyond the darkness of ignorance and into enLIGHTenment
in order to set us all free.
How will you choose to make a difference and bring forth a more clear vision of what diversity, inclusion and social justice mean and what they will look like in your classroom? (more…)