3 steps forward 2 steps back
We would love for growth to look like the image on the left where we have a vision and we work really hard and we put structures and processes in place and we support our students and we have great lessons and they grow and we begin in a place and we see our efforts paying off.
But that's not at all how learning works. It's not how our schools operate. And we know that this representation on the right is a lot more representative of what growth really looks like. And it's okay to take two steps forward and three steps back. As long as we keep moving forward, we are going to make progress in doing this work and supporting students who've experienced trauma.
It's difficult and know that you're gonna have some days where you feel a complete sense of overwhelm and you may feel like everything you're trying isn't working. But there will be successes along the way. And being trained and having the knowledge to be empowered to think about how to support students is the best thing you can do for yourself in order for you to remain calm as you're working with students.