For many secondary teachers, it is the start of a new semester. I always like to have this ditty on the overhead towards the start of a new semester (or school year) to make the point about how valuable everyone's input and participation is in the classroom. Of course, my elementary friends, I bet this would also work for you, especially with the upper elementary grades Maybe you could pair up students to decipher.
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So thx nxxt timx you think that your xfforts arx not nxxdxd, rxmxmbxr my old typxwritxr and say to yoursxlf: “I am a vxry kxy pxrson in this organization and I am nxxded vxry much!"
- Author unknown
If I was on my own computer I would PDF this for you, so you could easily download. I'll aim for that for the future.
Happy day,
Jen
