FAITH

Just as faith moves mountains, faith in your students moves them to heights never imagined.

HARVESTING

Make this day the greatest student harvest ever because you refused to let your students fail.

FAITHFULNESS

Insist on faithfulness over the little things for example, the way a child enters the room, keeps his or her desk, heads his or her papers. Getting the little things right makes the bigger things easier.

DON'T BE A JUDAS

Never betray your students' confidence. Today's problem student could become tomorrow's leader, and all because you cared enough to polish that child's mind until the luster came shining through.

TEACH EVEN THE LEAST OF THEM

Teach as if every child, regardless of background, ethnicity, or socioeconomic background were a son or daughter of Harvard or Yale graduates.

DARE TO BE DIFFERENT

When others declare a child a failure, dare to say, "I will be the one to save you, child." If at first you don't succeed, keep trying, knowing that just one more time will let you declare "mission accomplished."