Welcome back Wolf Pack, to another Positive Rock Lyric. This week we turn to the Billboard Hot Rock chart and the number one hit "High Hopes".  With it being American Educator Week, it's important to remember the importance of a positive attitude. Seeing the opportunity in every difficulty is more empowering and motivating than seeing the difficulty in every opportunity. In "High Hopes" Panic! At the Disco say:

Had to have high, high hopes for a living

Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing

Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision

Always had high, high hopes

Had to have high, high hopes for a living

Didn't know how but I always had a feeling

I was gonna be that one in a million

Always had high, high hopes

Mama said

Fulfill the prophecy

Be something greater

Go make a legacy

Manifest destiny

Back in the days

We wanted everything, wanted everything

Mama said

Burn your biographies

Rewrite your history

Light up your wildest dreams

Motivational speakers often say that having a goal, a target, is key to being successful. But what's your goal? We know the pessimists goal. "Make it to the weekend with a minimum of fuss." That's not "shooting for the stars" though. Aim high. Not reaching the goal isn't a failure if you made it farther than where you started.

And Mama's advice to "burn your biographies" is perfect. Sometimes we determine our goals based on yesterday. Yesterday is something to learn from, not live in. Learn and try again, don't settle for "well, this is as far as I got last time."

We also need to encourage our students to stay positive and aim high. Personally, I;d rather be wrong and hope for better tomorrow, than to expect the worst and be right. Being right is validating, true... but there's little drive to make it better if you don't hope it can be.

Have a wonderful week everyone! Remember to stay positive! After all, you are the best! Thank you for everything that you do.