Our Language In Influence in our Community

As we begin our blog, I had my first AHA moment on pages 2 - 4 of our book.  As I read these two pages I started thinking of myself as a mom, teacher, team member, and faculty member.  One of my areas of growth is that I always focus on the things that I DIDN'T get done, or DIDN'T do to reach someone the way I intended.  Focusing on what IS happening and taking time to celebrate, I feel is the first step in building self efficacy, as well as student efficacy.  I was also intrigued by how our students can teach us about our own classrooms.  I plan to ask my students how do they see themselves as readers, mathematicians, or leaders.  I think it will be interesting to see how they respond.  What were your thoughts about the topics discussed on these pages?  Did anybody make any connections?