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With the prospect of a class blog, and, from next year, weekly year meetings and so forth, I plan to collect some motivational quotes to use. I never expect all of them to hit the target with all the kids, but that's the nature of the game as a year adviser. Try something, try something else, try whatever you can and each time you'll catch some of them.
Twitter is a great source for these.
The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.
JIM ROHN
Throughout my teaching career, the 'get' and the 'stuff' seem to have gathered more and more importance to kids, and they can prioritise it far ahead of what they could and could wish to become. Part-time jobs in the later years of high school which take more time and energy than they have left for school - sometimes it's about necessity, but sometimes it's about the consumer stuff, the want-it-now ahead of longer-term thinking and planning. It's one of the issues facing year advisers as well as their year groups.
Cheers
Ruth
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