Seats of the Soul: Why Empty Chairs Matter

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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Every day, I go around the classroom and greet every child by name, and I inquire about the empty chairs. If a child is out, I want the other kids to know that child is important to me. Sometimes, I'll send an email, or I might need to ask the front office where they are. But I always notice the student, and I always inquire.

Because how I treat the empty chairs is how the rest of these kids know I feel about the...