Every morning around 6:50, Principal Lang comes on the PA system and says "Welcome back Whites Creek Family"...then he'll mention how he's seen a lot of students dressed for success or that he wants to make sure students are moving to their classes and are ready to learn, then he gently reminds teachers to "step do their doors and help our students get to class on time. Let's have a great day Whites Creek Cobras" Every morning I have this small little inkling that this might have been what being under a communist regime might have been like. He talks about walking through the halls with Cobra Pride, about not letting behavior get in the way of our learning environment. And we hear similar messages every day.
When things have been particularly bad, Mr. Lang will come on for a State of the Union type address during 2nd period. The kids will barely listen and not understand why this voice is coming over the PA at them. You'd think they'd like it since I am not talking anymore. But they don't seem to get it and would rather just talk to each other.
I get it. We have to change mindsets and this seems to be the most time efficient way to do it. We can't have assemblies like we used to at Potomac, the kids would get lost from their classrooms to the Auditorium, and frankly I'm not sure they'd all fit. It would also take a lot more time away from our precious learning time. If only the kids thought it was precious too.
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