I came upon this cool video today about relationships. The video basically says that in a successful relationship there needs to be 3 things. 1) The members have to have a mutually beneficial goal to work towards, 2) there has to be authenticity and honesty, and 3) effective communication. Give it a watch.
I think it is important to step back and look at our relationships and ask ourselves if they have these 3 things, I think as educators it is especially important to take time to assess our relationships with our co-workers and students as well. Will our relationships work towards a mutual beneficial goal, or will they be one sided with one party members needs and wants placed above the others? Will there be genuine authenticity, or will it be a shallow, superficial and meaningless time spent with another? Will there be truthful and effective communication or will there be lack of communication, hence confusion and misunderstanding between members of the relationship? I think we should all take time to examine our relationships. I feel if we did so, we could achieve more than just ‘sucsessful’ relationships, but ultimately healthier, more fulfilling and happier lives.
Benjamin Ironstand 
I really enjoyed reading this blog post because I think that since we are going to be teachers developing healthy, trusting relationships with our co-workers students is really important. I like how you touched on what kind of relationship we want with our students a genuine one? Or a shallow superficial one? Because I never really took that into consideration before watching this video and I think those three qualities described at the beginning of the post are exactly what makes meaningful, strong relationships. This video is also awesome, thanks for sharing!