The Idea of Urgent vs. Meaningful
Hello again my fellow teacher friends! Welcome to another week of school and inspiration. I'm sure by now we are starting to adjust to our schedule, settle into the routine, and get used to the surprises that pop up everyday. As teachers, we are used to this, and it often throws us off our game a bit. There's also this to consider; how many emails, spreadsheets, surveys, and other tasks do we have to complete in addition to the regular planning and organizing we have to do? If you think about it, we are always working through a sense of urgency, and many times the meaningful work is pushed to the side because we believe that the tasks deemed as "urgent" take preference. This week I want us to consider an idea by Valorie Burton. She shares with us her wisdom on the John Maxwell podcast episode entitled 5 Questions Every Resilient Leader Asks Themselves. One of her recommendations was the idea of urgency vs. meaningful. As teachers, we are asked frequently to comple...