Building a culture of success - Mark Wilson
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most every day I'm with principals
most every day I'm with principals
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assistant principals and people who want
assistant principals and people who want
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to be administrators and everyone wants
to be administrators and everyone wants
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the same thing a successful school they
the same thing a successful school they
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want their students to be successful
want their students to be successful
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their teachers to be successful but how
their teachers to be successful but how
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do you go about this how do you have a
do you go about this how do you have a
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successful school there are so many
successful school there are so many
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mandates with which we must comply and
mandates with which we must comply and
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we have to comply with them but that's
we have to comply with them but that's
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not the end of it we have to go beyond
not the end of it we have to go beyond
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that we have to go into performance we
that we have to go into performance we
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have to go into excellence we have to
have to go into excellence we have to
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build an environment of success if you
build an environment of success if you
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want a successful school there's so many
want a successful school there's so many
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different pieces you could do as an
different pieces you could do as an
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administrator but I would suggest start
administrator but I would suggest start
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with culture a culture of success begins
with culture a culture of success begins
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with defining what culture is cultures
with defining what culture is cultures
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the beliefs and priorities that drive
the beliefs and priorities that drive
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the thoughts and actions of the people
the thoughts and actions of the people
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at the school and the school
at the school and the school
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administrator is the proprietor the
administrator is the proprietor the
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spokesperson the keeper of those
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thoughts and beliefs he says what they
thoughts and beliefs he says what they
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are she does things that show people
are she does things that show people
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what they are and eventually you hear
what they are and eventually you hear
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the echoes of your words in the hall you
the echoes of your words in the hall you
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see people carrying out the thoughts and
see people carrying out the thoughts and
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actions of the school and you've built a
actions of the school and you've built a
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culture so how do you go about this
culture so how do you go about this
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success is measured in a lot of
success is measured in a lot of
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different ways it's often measured in
different ways it's often measured in
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quantifiable pieces with graduation rate
quantifiable pieces with graduation rate
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students in advanced courses students
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who are doing well in advanced courses
who are doing well in advanced courses
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in college placement scores at our
in college placement scores at our
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school we had explosive growth in all of
school we had explosive growth in all of
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those areas but we didn't start
those areas but we didn't start
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exclusively focusing on those areas we
exclusively focusing on those areas we
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had hundreds of people who visited our
had hundreds of people who visited our
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school and I wanted to come and find a
school and I wanted to come and find a
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nugget that they could take back and
nugget that they could take back and
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they could do this particular action and
they could do this particular action and
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that could be successful at their school
that could be successful at their school
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but it wasn't about what it was about
but it wasn't about what it was about
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how we were doing what we were doing it
how we were doing what we were doing it
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was about why we were doing what we were
was about why we were doing what we were
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doing it was about culture so to build a
doing it was about culture so to build a
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culture of success you need to have a
culture of success you need to have a
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vision what is it that you're seeking to
vision what is it that you're seeking to
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do as a school you need to have unity
do as a school you need to have unity
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has to be a coming together a
has to be a coming together a
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collaboration a vision of one person is
collaboration a vision of one person is
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just that and there has to be
just that and there has to be
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empowerment people have to be able to do
empowerment people have to be able to do
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people have to be able to act those
people have to be able to act those
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pieces together they create a special
pieces together they create a special
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culture of any organization but
culture of any organization but
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particularly at a school I would suggest
particularly at a school I would suggest
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that the people of the school the
that the people of the school the
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residents the stakeholders have to come
residents the stakeholders have to come
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together they have to answer a certain
together they have to answer a certain
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set of questions beginning with Who am I
set of questions beginning with Who am I
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because each individual has something to
because each individual has something to
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bring to the school collectively the
bring to the school collectively the
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group has to answer who are we and once
group has to answer who are we and once
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those are answered you can move to those
those are answered you can move to those
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next questions which are really critical
next questions which are really critical
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what is it that we wish to be and why
what is it that we wish to be and why
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and how do we become what we wish to be
and how do we become what we wish to be
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at our school we determine what we
at our school we determine what we
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wanted to be we determined that we
wanted to be we determined that we
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wanted to be a place of student success
wanted to be a place of student success
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and we focused on three Dublin's what
and we focused on three Dublin's what
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they know what they're able to do and
they know what they're able to do and
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what kind of people they're growing to
what kind of people they're growing to
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be that approach gave our school a
be that approach gave our school a
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significant focus on students in what
significant focus on students in what
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they were doing it came together also
they were doing it came together also
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with the vision a piece of unity and it
with the vision a piece of unity and it
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was in two words one Morgan as Morgan
was in two words one Morgan as Morgan
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County High School one Morgan was more
County High School one Morgan was more
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than a motto it was a way of life
than a motto it was a way of life
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one Morgan not only meant coming
one Morgan not only meant coming
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together as one but it also meant that
together as one but it also meant that
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the one individual one person is very
the one individual one person is very
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important their hopes their dreams their
important their hopes their dreams their
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aspirations the things that they're good
aspirations the things that they're good
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at they matter and they're exceptional
at they matter and they're exceptional
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with vision and unity we add empowerment
with vision and unity we add empowerment
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and empowerment as Daniel Paint mentions
and empowerment as Daniel Paint mentions
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in his book Drive is that piece of
in his book Drive is that piece of
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motivation that really helps people be
motivation that really helps people be
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very successful in what they do when
very successful in what they do when
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people have purpose and you give them
people have purpose and you give them
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autonomy they'll work toward mastery and
autonomy they'll work toward mastery and
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that's what happened at our school we
that's what happened at our school we
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had a genuine coming together of people
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who had a purpose of this one Morgan of
who had a purpose of this one Morgan of
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people had a vision success not just in
people had a vision success not just in
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because of our focus on empowerment our
because of our focus on empowerment our
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students and teachers were able to do
students and teachers were able to do
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amazing things
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they were may have able to do
they were may have able to do
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extraordinary things we were a very
extraordinary things we were a very
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ordinary place a very normal school of a
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thousand students 50% on free and
thousand students 50% on free and
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reduced lunch
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12% special-needs students but we did
12% special-needs students but we did
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amazing extraordinary things because
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people had the opportunity to do those
people had the opportunity to do those
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things we build a skatepark we started a
things we build a skatepark we started a
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drive that went national where we wrote
drive that went national where we wrote
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25,000 handwritten letters all in one
25,000 handwritten letters all in one
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dystrophy research we started a program
dystrophy research we started a program
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for English language learners to support
for English language learners to support
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them in their efforts on a daily basis
them in their efforts on a daily basis
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every year we raise thousands of dollars
every year we raise thousands of dollars
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to be able to take community children to
to be able to take community children to
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shop at Christmas time both for
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themselves and for their family members
themselves and for their family members
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we had a mock Congress which taught our
we had a mock Congress which taught our
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but doing about it on a three day basis
but doing about it on a three day basis
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culminating a whole semester of study
culminating a whole semester of study
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learning bills and learning to argue
learning bills and learning to argue
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about things which really came in handy
about things which really came in handy
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when we had the opportunity to lobby our
when we had the opportunity to lobby our
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actual state legislature to pass a bill
actual state legislature to pass a bill
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called Caleb's law which made it illegal
called Caleb's law which made it illegal
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for anyone in the state of Georgia to
for anyone in the state of Georgia to
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text while driving our students had the
text while driving our students had the
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power to act our teachers empowered them
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and because of this we did amazing
and because of this we did amazing
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things at our school including this
things at our school including this
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which is an example of the extraordinary
which is an example of the extraordinary
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things that can happen when people come
things that can happen when people come
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together with a common vision in unity I
together with a common vision in unity I
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was at the tennis courts one afternoon
was at the tennis courts one afternoon
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and two students Tyler and Jerry had
and two students Tyler and Jerry had
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walked up to me and they said doc you
walked up to me and they said doc you
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got something we want to talk to you
got something we want to talk to you
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about said sure they said - you know
about said sure they said - you know
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Nick Walker and I said sure I know Nick
Nick Walker and I said sure I know Nick
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Walker they said he's one of the best
Walker they said he's one of the best
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kids we have at school I'm gonna said
kids we have at school I'm gonna said
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yeah we got a lot of good kids
yeah we got a lot of good kids
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they said doc do you know he holds the
they said doc do you know he holds the
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door open for everybody at lunch every
door open for everybody at lunch every
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day at school
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I said yeah Nick is great they said we
I said yeah Nick is great they said we
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want to do something special for Nick we
want to do something special for Nick we
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want everybody to know what he means to
want everybody to know what he means to
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our school and I said what do you want
our school and I said what do you want
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to do and Tyler and Jared said we want
to do and Tyler and Jared said we want
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to have an assembly we want to bring all
to have an assembly we want to bring all
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the students to the school together and
the students to the school together and
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all the tea
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and we want to give him a plaque in
and we want to give him a plaque in
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front of everyone our school is kind of
front of everyone our school is kind of
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place where that wasn't so unusual so we
place where that wasn't so unusual so we
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called an assembly no one knew what it
called an assembly no one knew what it
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was for only a few people and when we
was for only a few people and when we
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gather together the cheerleaders went up
gather together the cheerleaders went up
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into the stands and they got Nick and
into the stands and they got Nick and
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brought him down to the floor and the
brought him down to the floor and the
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football players made a tunnel and Nick
football players made a tunnel and Nick
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was walked through the tunnel to the end
was walked through the tunnel to the end
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of the gym and there at the end of the
of the gym and there at the end of the
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gym was a big chair a throne because
gym was a big chair a throne because
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Nick was king for the day as he sat in
Nick was king for the day as he sat in
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the chair people came up one at a time
the chair people came up one at a time
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there were songs there were testimonials
there were songs there were testimonials
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people talking about what Nick meant to
people talking about what Nick meant to
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our school and the head dietitian mr.
our school and the head dietitian mr.
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Ronda grabbed the microphone and she
Ronda grabbed the microphone and she
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said Nick everybody knows you hold the
said Nick everybody knows you hold the
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door up and every day for people to come
door up and every day for people to come
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in but what they don't know is before
in but what they don't know is before
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you do that you come back in the kitchen
you do that you come back in the kitchen
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where our ladies are cooking for
where our ladies are cooking for
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everyone and you know every one of the
everyone and you know every one of the
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lunch ladies buy me and you know their
lunch ladies buy me and you know their
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children's names and you ask about him
children's names and you ask about him
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and you tell him how pretty they look
and you tell him how pretty they look
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that day then Nick's teacher grabbed a
that day then Nick's teacher grabbed a
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microphone miss Holloway and she did the
microphone miss Holloway and she did the
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most powerful thing I saw in 25 years of
most powerful thing I saw in 25 years of
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education she said if Nick has given you
education she said if Nick has given you
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a compliment this year would you stand
a compliment this year would you stand
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up we had a thousand students and 120
up we had a thousand students and 120
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staff members in there and nearly
staff members in there and nearly
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everybody in the room stood because of
everybody in the room stood because of
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one person who made such a big
one person who made such a big
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difference at our school
difference at our school
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one morgen a culture of success brought
one morgen a culture of success brought
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together by this vision of what Student
together by this vision of what Student
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Success really looked like
Success really looked like
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well we concluded the ceremony Tyler and
well we concluded the ceremony Tyler and
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Jared read their plaque in it read to
Jared read their plaque in it read to
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Nick Walker mr. Morgan County for
Nick Walker mr. Morgan County for
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showing all of the students and teachers
showing all of the students and teachers
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here how we should treat each other its
here how we should treat each other its
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success it's not a test score but we did
success it's not a test score but we did
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well on all the test scores because we
well on all the test scores because we
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focused on the big pieces first we came
focused on the big pieces first we came
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together with a vision we empowered
together with a vision we empowered
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people to act and we had success
people to act and we had success
Thanks
Mark Wilson, professional, development, Education, teacher, teaching, TEDActive, TED, Ed, TEDEducation, TED-Ed
