For all the kids who grow up in a small town and think they don’t stand a chance. You do. I was once that kid.
What is the one thing you have always wanted to try? Why haven’t you done it? Surround yourself with people who make you better and use them as your safety net. Brian cleverly articulates the importance of taking risks in order to achieve success. With the ever growing demand for problem solvers in industry, he makes incredibly valid points about our current school system and discusses potential criteria for change. In a world that changes overnight, the only strategy guaranteed to fail is not trying something new
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Some interesting thoughts that I also have been struggling with. When I reflect on technology, makerspace, and following the student’s interests I become very excited as the possibilities are endless for true learning and growth. My excitement dwindles as discussions in staff rooms and around schools focus on the reporting aspect of public education and the obligation to cover the vast curriculum. That thinking is always in the back of my mind and I am not sure how to quiet that voice and just go for it to see where the students lead me and if I can work the curriculum in.
Maybe invite some students along for the ride and see what they think, what observations they have about what works, what sparks them to want to learn more, and what opportunities they might suggest that would engage them fully..