Being an Example… Kids Discover Blog Post: Healing Broken School Communities 25 Sep 2025 You would think that educators – highly trained in creating functional, supportive classroom communities – would naturally build equally healthy school and district communities. You would think. And yet, across…
Being an Example… Kids Discover Blog Post: Why Restorative Practices Should Be Your Classroom Foundation 4 Jun 2025 At the end of the school year, the last thing educators might want to do is reflect - ESPECIALLY on classroom management. However, this might actually be the best time…
Being an Example… Kids Discover Blog Post: “Grit Busters: What’s Sabotaging Your Students’ Toughness?” 5 Sep 2024 Many educators and parents have expressed to me their concerns about the growing lack of grit they see in the youth of our schools. Usually when multiple people perceive there…
Being an Example A Letter To My Students 6 Mar 20206 Mar 2020 Dear Fifth Grade Students, I am SO sorry I have not been in our classroom for an entire month! When the doctor first described my surgery, I was told I…
Being an Example… Don’t “Have” a Great Day (Part Two) 21 Jul 201921 Jul 2019 You can have a Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, Plan D, and even a Plan E for your day, and still end up with a big, colossal “F.” You…
Being an Example… Don’t “Have” a Great Day (Part One) 11 Mar 201911 Mar 2019 “Have a great day!” This phrase is uttered countless times throughout countless homes across our country every morning. It is a nice expression, a sweet little sentiment wishing an individual…
Being an Example… Dear Teacher (on the first day of school) 27 Aug 201827 Aug 2018 I wrote this two years ago. Felt I should share it again...hope all you educators and students have a fantastic school year!!!
Being an Example It’s Time to Combine My Goals and Dreams: Day One 1 Jul 20181 Jul 2018 It is time for me to combine my goals and dreams. How about you? Language can be, at times, a perplexing mess. Two people can easily agree on the definition…
Thom R. Smith 