Diamonds Under Pressure

This year I moved to a new school, that is ranked as one of the lowest performing schools in our state, Washington. What a lucky place to have transfered to!!!! Not only is the school a "GEM" lol, but the students are truly a joy to teach. This week I remembered a quote I'd heard a speaker say his teacher had told his class, at a school very similar to mine. That they were all "Diamonds under pressure.". Each day my students and end our opening announcements with an inspirational quote. So I used that one. Wow, what an impact it had, especially when we discussed how diamonds were made and the correlation it had to them being successful in education. I'd been looking for a name for my teaching blog, and thought why not use "Diamonds Under Pressure"? So there you have it, my blog was born.