Monday, July 11, 2011

"Don't Tread on Me"

A call from our American Revolution forefathers? No, a cry from our students who sit numb and bored everyday in cemetery style desks. TED says, "Everyday our children place their dreams at our feet, tread softly." As I hear these words, I find it hard to shallow and fight back the tears. Can we as educational leaders find the courage, do we have the passion to ensure the dreams of our children are not trampled on?

4 comments:

  1. Great connection. Yeats' poem is truly inspiring and your response touches me deeply. Thanks for sharing your passion for the welfare of our next generation!

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  2. I hear the call for leadership will to take charge. More and more are coming up, just not fast enough.
    I enjoy your passion.

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  3. The challenge is how to overcome the inertia created by those who were "successfully" educated by the system. Their "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality doesn't see the need. They retain a student's perspective as that is where there experience was ingrained-sitting at a student desk. Consequently they often see those that are struggling within the system as possessing character flaws rather than attributing their failure to their situation.

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  4. I concur. Your passion comes through loud and clear. Keep your heart as well as your head in the right direction and your students will benefit greatly.

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