Hello Everyone!
There is another great quote I have heard recently with our unprecedented times; "Always together, never apart. Maybe in Distance, but never in Heart." With the uncertainty in our current world, it is vital that we remember that our roles go beyond maintaining daily tasks but ensuring that our students know, feel, and experience how invested we are in their success no matter the circumstances.
My "Win of the Week" actually happened last week during Week 5 of the August start. A student and I were discussing her interest in our Pharmacy technology program, she was concerned about fitting school in while having little ones at home to care for, being pregnant with her third, and not bringing in an income. With a full plate of worry and every possible angle that she could choose to not move forward, I asked her one simple question, "If not now, then when?" She said that she had been wanting to get into this field for years but just couldn't find the "right time" or "perfect chance". After being on the phone with her for nearly 2 hours, she gave me a YES! With only 2 days left in the week to complete her enrollment process, her and I worked together staying on the phone, answering her questions, laughing and crying together with shared stories about our kids, she finished and was ready to start! Day 1 of her class, she called me and could not express how much my support, transparency, and building up her confdence to do what she never thought she would be able to do meant to her.
This is why we do what we do, day in and day out! A constant reminder that we are not just in the business of education, but the business of transforming lives!