Goal Setting. This is a topic that I spend a lot of time talking about. As a teacher and a coach, goal setting is something we discuss almost on a daily basis. We talk about how to make realistic goals, and which goals might be a tad to far fetched. So when I am talking about goal setting, I needed to have an example of a goal for when kids asked me what my goals are. This got me thinking... A LOT!
Now I do have this goal already determined and I have been working on it, just a little. But as of this morning I made my goal public with 23 fifth graders, therefore I have to do it now. I am well aware that this is a goal that is not going to be accomplished this year, and I am ok with it as long as I get it started and show that I am serious about reaching my goal. I, of course want to be a good example for my students on goal setting and working to accomplish a goal.
So what is this goal you might ask, I want to read all the books on the Newberry Award Winning List. I have a poster up in my classroom library and everyday I look at it and am just telling myself I need to read those books. So I have started and on my night stand sits the book Walk Two Moons. I know it is quite strange that I have not read this book. I have told a couple of people of my goal and they are shocked that I did not read this book in elementary school. But I didn't so now is the time! Wish me luck friends and don't bug me cause I am probably busy with my nose in a book trying to accomplish this goal!
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