Owning up

Blargh. I screwed up today in a way that made me get on my students’ cases for not being on top of their stuff. But when I investigated further, it was my mistake, not theirs, because a change I made to my teacher resource had not propagated to their student resource.

When I realized, I took responsibility and apologized to them. I feel bad and awkward about it, like I’ve undermined myself and my credibility next time I try to set standards for them. But maybe it’s good to model an authority figure owning up when you are in the wrong, and saying you’re sorry for what you did.