So remember: to have a truly successful coaching initiative, you have to invest some serious time and energy up front because “developing trusting relationships is essential to the literacy coach’s success” (Casey, 2006, p. 5). I leave you with the words of Greg Mortensen (2007), the author of Three Cups of Tea who built both schools and relationships.
Haji Ali taught me to share three cups of tea, to slow down and make building relationships as important as building projects. He taught me that I had more to learn from the people I work with than I could ever hope to teach them (p. 79).