Kathryn Shay

I guess it just goes to show you, “If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.”

“Why are you so angry?” she asked. Because anger’s easier. I know anger. And it was better to be mad than to feel the crushing hurt that pushed at his insides.

The Wonder Of Teaching Is Watching The Caterpillars Turn Into Butterflies

A teacher helped me see what I could be instead of what I was. It changed my whole life.

R—Rules are for a reason, obey them;
E—Expect and return common courtesies;
S—Show others you care;
P—Put a lid on negative comments, even if you have them;
E—Exhibit pride in yourself and let others have theirs;
C—Consider the effect your words and actions have on others;
T—Take what you need but give what others have to have, too.

School might be hard, but it’s better than growing up…The thing we call failure is not falling down but staying down…It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.