When your first student shows up at their 8:30 a.m. WebEx meeting ten minutes early and then asks to stay late so he can finish reading a chapter to you, you text the teacher, tell her why you'll both be late for morning meeting, and smile.
When your next WebEx says, after you've finished math, "I'm all done." You respond with a smile, "Great, let's go into Razz Kids and read."
When the third WebEx of the day finishes math and tries to leave, you help them get into Razz Kids to read out loud to you and you smile.
A laughter filled staff meeting full of smiles comes just before lunch.
Then it's the 12:30 WebEx and the 12:50 WebEx who both get a chance to go into Razz Kids and read. More smiles.
The 1:10 WebEx has no Razz Kids code and gets to leave early. The 1:30 WebEx just has to do math. They're so pleasant, you just have to smile.
The last WebEx of the day is at 2 p.m. "Mrs. Zupke, can I practice read this out loud to you before I have to read it for Mrs. Bakke?" "Of course", I say, with a smile.
It's a definite smile day when every student shows up, reads and/or works, and experiences success doing it.
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