"In like a lion, out like a lamb"
“In like a lion, out like a lamb” or will it be “In like a lamb, out like a lion”? One thing about Nebraska, one never knows. I did read an article the other day that stated we would be surprised on how often this old saying is true here in Nebraska. I can honestly say I haven’t paid that close of attention to know one way or the other. What I do know is that it’s nice to drive here and see the sun starting to rise. It’s also great to drive home in the light of day, instead of when it’s dark out. December, January, and February are long months for educators and for students. Those three months have the most activities, they involve the worst weather, the worst roads to drive, and then we have the “Vampire Effect”. What is the “Vampire Effect”? It’s when you arrive at school when it’s dark and you leave school when it’s dark. The only experience you have with daylight is through a window. How do we get through these three months? It’s all about a person’s attitude.
Attitude is everything! I rarely see kids in my office because of homework issues, I rarely see students for cheating. What I see students for the most for is their attitudes. These last three months are tough on everyone, I will say that the majority of Wallace kids do a nice job of battling through the attitude thing
That’s what makes this time of the year so exciting, the weather starts changing for the better, and you’re able to get outside, the days are longer and you see people outside walking or working in their yards. It’s a time when students and teachers start to see a light at the end of the tunnel as the school year is starting to wind down.
As I mention every year about this time, we need our students to stay the course as far as schoolwork goes. Whenever we have a student not pass a class it’s usually because they get lazy, or take things for granted at the end of the quarter, or semester. Parents, please make sure you are checking homework, checking PowerSchool, and checking with teachers to make sure grades are trending in the right direction. The last thing I want is for someone to not graduate, or to lose credits because they didn’t get things handed in at the very end.
“In like a Lion, out like a lamb”, or “In like a lamb, out like a lion”? No matter what happens, I do know this, our students will continue to show up, and the majority of them will have a great attitude, and all of them will eventually walk out with a great education and a diploma from Wallace Public Schools, which is pretty darn cool.
