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Have you ever noticed the power of yet? Yet transforms “I can’t” into “I am still learning, and I will figure it out!”

What happens when you track how often you say “yes” in the classroom?

Teachers ask their students what they have learned all the time throughout the year. Have you ever asked them what they want others to learn from them? I

How much of your room is devoted to your students versus the teacher?

Track how often you provide generic praise and try some new language for meaningful and supportive, encouraging feedback.

Eat lunch with a small group of students. Talk about something besides school.

Saying “Yes! And…” means being open to student voice and believing their knowledge, questions, and problem-solving open up new routes toward reaching goals.

Teachers do not deliver information into students; children should be the subjects of our work, not the indirect objects.

This thought experiment is a simple way to encourage critical thought about what qualities good leadership requires.