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Foreward
Introduction
To say that we’ve had a challenging year would be an understatement. There is not one person who did not feel the impact of the pandemic on a personal or professional level. Whether you were confined to your home or limited in the number of interactions you had with others, life as we know it was not the same.
Fast forward to the year ahead and although there is still a lot of uncertainty around what will happen, we are able to reflect on the previous year with hope for the future. We’ve weathered the most difficult part of the challenge, and now it is time to examine past practices to see what we would keep, what we would reconsider, and what we would discard. The difficulties allowed everyone a chance to reflect on what was important to them and how to take that forward. Michelle Ackers, regarded as one of the most famous female soccer players of all time, put it best when she expressed, “I think the challenge is to take difficult and painful times and turn them into something beneficial, something that makes you grow.”
Over the next few months, jot down what you struggled with this past year. Next to that, list what you learned from it and how it helped you grow. From there, note what you’ll do with that growth in the future. We’ve been given a unique opportunity in the year ahead to push our thinking in ways that we never dreamed of; it’s a chance to make things better than they had ever been before! Don’t let that opportunity slip by. Make the most of what was, and cherish what you can now let be.
Dr. LaQuita Outlaw
has worked in school leadership for over a decade. Dr. Outlaw serves as a peer editor for Corwin Press and assists several local organizations with organizing professional development opportunities for educators across Long Island.
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