Melissa Wright, author of Inspired: Moments that Matter, joins this episode of Three Questions on Educators that Inspire! Wright shares a memory about a teacher who inspired her by taking over a classroom in the middle of the year. Wright also reflects on how an administrator “believed in (her) ability to move a school forward.” These events and stories had a clear impact on Wright’s career! Listen to the end where Wright also shares some great advice she would give her first-year teacher self.

Questions answered by Melissa Wright in this episode:

Who is a teacher that has inspired you and why?

Who is an administrator that has inspired you and why?

What advice would you give your first-year teacher-self?

Quotes:

"...he believed in my ability to help move our school forward." - Melissa Wright

"I don't need a position to be a leader, anybody can make an impact that wants to make a difference." - Melissa Wright

"Never doubt the impact that you are making." - Melissa Wright

"It is through failure that we learn the most." - Melissa Wright

"If you truly, genuinely care about kids in your first year, that will always have an impact on kids even though your pedagogy will - and always will - continue to improve." - George Couros

Links:

Melissa Wright Website - https://www.melissawright.ca/

Melissa Wright Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/melissacurler

Inspired Moments that Matter (book) - https://www.melissawright.ca/the-book

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