There are many places to get encouragement, but for me, in my profession, it's Twitter. Last night, I was able to participate in the College Station ISD Chat (#csisdchat) and each time I participate in any educational related Twitter chat, it's always inspiring, encouraging, rejuvenating, and refreshing.
I read an article that I found through Twitter this week, while waiting in the dentist office, that really, and I mean really, really, really resonated with me called, "Find Your Marigold: The One Essential Rule for New Teachers." I strongly encourage you to read this article and ponder what it means to you in the context of your school, business, or organization, and what the implications of having a marigold in your life are. For me, I'm proud to say I have a marigold and she knows who she is, as I shared this with her yesterday in a text message. I won't embarrass her here, but I know I've caused her to be angry at me, take me aside like a mother would, speak sternly to me, have me hang my head, etc, but she still takes time to encourage me in all aspects of my life, not just professionally!
If you find yourself in need of encouragement, agreement, investment, employment (yes, even this), commitment, improvement, involvement, achievement, excitement, establishment, engagement, amusement, enjoyment, acknowledgment, astonishment, enhancement, refreshment, refinement, accompaniment, enrichment, nourishment, empowerment, wonderment, or even betterment, then you truly need to find some Twitter -ment. It's been in Twitter, and remember, I only joined in Jan 2015, that I have been able to experience all these, when my marigold was busy, sick, tired, overworked, or otherwise unavailable. See, even marigolds need all these things too.
I've had some folks tell me that they couldn't take on yet another social media platform. There's no way to keep up. But to that I say, there really is no way to keep up, that's why Twitter chats are so helpful to me, because it enlarges my PLN, gives me more folks that I feel connected to that I can send out an SOS when I need something. And I hate to sound like a broken record, but if there's something in the technology world that makes me better at my role, better for my students, better for the teachers I work with, then why would I not use it. I hope you find some Twitter -ment in your life this week.
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