Holy cow getting started is THE hardest part for me on anything. I am very much a planner, so I always think I need to have every single thing planned out before I even get started on anything. I've been doing a lot of work to move past my perfectionist tendencies, and some days are definitely harder than others!
Support through a solution focused lens is really important. It's often the default to start with problem based, but I think we've learned that it really isn't helpful. Everyone already knows the issue, the real work is strategizing for the solution. I appreciated your analogy to the support we provide our students-educators definitely need that support too. The book is a true gem in that it doesn't boast a "one size fits all" but rather a continual learning process for all, framed in a collegial collaborative support process and network.
Jul 20, 2022·edited Jul 21, 2022Liked by Matt Renwick, Jamie Cicconetti
I have so been there, Jamie! It is important for us to do this writing and reading work to put ourselves in the students' and teachers' shoes. To remind ourselves what we need to feel successful is that positive support. I love how Matt and his team do this so well and they come from a place of, 'We've got this!" with their teachers through their conversations.
Jamie, I am constantly filled with self-doubt when it comes to writing. I find myself thinking - Do I even know what I am talking about? Will anybody even want to read this? Do these words even convey what I am trying to say? Putting our thoughts out there for everybody to read definitely makes us vulnerable.
Holy cow getting started is THE hardest part for me on anything. I am very much a planner, so I always think I need to have every single thing planned out before I even get started on anything. I've been doing a lot of work to move past my perfectionist tendencies, and some days are definitely harder than others!
Support through a solution focused lens is really important. It's often the default to start with problem based, but I think we've learned that it really isn't helpful. Everyone already knows the issue, the real work is strategizing for the solution. I appreciated your analogy to the support we provide our students-educators definitely need that support too. The book is a true gem in that it doesn't boast a "one size fits all" but rather a continual learning process for all, framed in a collegial collaborative support process and network.
I have so been there, Jamie! It is important for us to do this writing and reading work to put ourselves in the students' and teachers' shoes. To remind ourselves what we need to feel successful is that positive support. I love how Matt and his team do this so well and they come from a place of, 'We've got this!" with their teachers through their conversations.
Jamie, I am constantly filled with self-doubt when it comes to writing. I find myself thinking - Do I even know what I am talking about? Will anybody even want to read this? Do these words even convey what I am trying to say? Putting our thoughts out there for everybody to read definitely makes us vulnerable.