{"id":2046,"date":"2022-01-18T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2021-11-19T16:59:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T16:59:13","slug":"why-mattering-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/why-mattering-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Mattering Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;People are the backbone of education, yet the challenges in recent years, coupled with frequent external criticism, has defined the teaching profession more as a problem to be managed rather than a calling to be celebrated.&#8221; (Donlan, Wilfong, 2021). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascd.org\/el\/articles\/how-mattering-matters-for-educators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This article<\/a> takes a look at the important concept of &#8220;mattering,&#8221; and why it is essential that principals understand and implement it. The article is not only a foundational resource on the topic, but also offers practical strategies and tips on implementation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the words of the authors, &#8220;Teachers want to feel they matter, both individually and as part of a larger team that has the capacity to make a difference. Teachers also want to feel they are significant to others in meaningful ways.&#8221; Helping this happen can have a significant impact on the success of your school.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;People are the backbone of education, yet the challenges in recent years, coupled with frequent external criticism, has defined the teaching profession more as a problem to be managed rather than a calling to be celebrated.&#8221; (Donlan, Wilfong, 2021). This article takes a look at the important concept of &#8220;mattering,&#8221; and why it is essential [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[328,327,329,321],"class_list":["post-2046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ryan-donlan","tag-school-culture","tag-shelly-wilfong","tag-social-emotional-learning-2","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2046"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2074,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046\/revisions\/2074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}