“When life throws you a curve, turn it into a straight line.”

I am a planner. So it was a big surprise for me when I was very young and became pregnant. I was still in my teens. I dropped out of school to become a wife and mother. Yet it turned into a good thing. It changed my life. I had to grow up quickly. I loved being a mom to my daughter and then later, to my son. I did go back to school and finished as my children grew older.

It is the same with your classroom. It is important to plan and to be organized, but it’s also good to be prepared for the unexpected. Just as life can throw you a curve, so too, can children. You just never know what they may say or do. Turn that “curve” into a straight line. Stay focused and in charge of your classroom, and have fun on the “curves” even as you keep the class on a “straight” path to success.

Have a wonderful day.

Maryln