Does the right look make a difference?

We all say " do not judge a book by it's cover."

Then we say " first impressions count," but looks can be deceiving, no? How can we be fair, not judgmental yet make the correct assessment?

OK this is what I am getting at, I was just supervising a classroom. There was a tremendous need for improvement in that room. I said to myself-step one: do not judge the teachers, next step is work with them to improve.

The change was drastic. Within a week the room had been transformed.What a wonderful transformation! The classroom now reveals itself as a well run, efficient classroom run by teaching professionals.

Wow.

Then came the revelation- spend your time doing not judging.