Mary’s
Minute
“Winners focus on winning; losers focus on winners.”
~
Unknown
With the hype of the summer Olympics, sports analogies to
life abound. I love the perspective of
this quote on winning. I saw it with
swimmers with the winning swimmer focused straight ahead, and his opponent looking
over at the winner. It was pretty
profound to me. In education today with
the tremendous focus on standardized tests, the media and politicians seem to
call for us to focus on what others are doing.
At Perry Central we are determined to keep doing what we know is right for
kids. Our focus is competing with
ourselves to be better than we were yesterday.
Our concentration is to provide our students with the best possible
education based on what we know about learners and learning. Our efforts are inward. We cannot be distracted
by the noise of the politicians and naysayers whose focus is on numbers and negativity. Test scores may go up and down, but our attention
to creating a nurturing environment for learners will not waiver. Winning can be defined in many ways. For us winning means that our students are
working to their greatest potential within a caring environment. With that in mind, I go back to the sports analogy. As winners, we are focused on winning!
Have
a great week!
Mary
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