He took off his hat!!!

I have a student who would not take his hoodie off and he was not allowed in music.  I had him in my office in a corner and would not let him leave because he was not allowed in music until he removed his hat (hoodie).  We called his mom and she talked to him.  (She is the most wonderful woman in the world - such a great mom!)  He finally said he would go to music and take his hat off.  He did not.

I took him back to my office and he cried and we called mom.  She said he would have all of his hoodies put away because what he was doing was ridiculous.

The mom took him home and then took him to a city Holiday function with hundreds of people there.  She and his dad made him walk around without a hoodie for the evening.

The next morning he came in with a big smile and said he was hoodieless out in the public.  He was happy.  At the end the day, we went in and talked to the music teacher with no hat or hoodie on and said he would be in music with his hair exposed.  The music teacher gave him a high five.

Success is often the small things.  They mean a lot.