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To me, this quote was a showstopper. I can honestly say I've said it myself - that we need to prepare our students for the real world. But in reality, most of them are experiencing a world we will never understand. We need to prepare them the best we can to fit into a world where technology is at the forefront. Where life changes in a blink of an eye. Where new jobs are being created that people 50 years ago never thought of. I get frustrated when I see popular Instagram accounts where picture after picture is a cute new worksheet or activity that you can purchase off TeachersPayTeachers for your students to do. Yet, those “activities” do not instill creativity. In fact, they limit it. Let’s look at education and see how we can change it for our kids. I’ve said this once, and I know I’ll say it again, create small changes. Take it step by step. Put away the old worksheet you’ve brought out year after year and allow students to live in a world of creativity and innovation. Where they are guiding their learning. Filling their minds with possibilities by collaborating and researching. Where they do not have to fill in the blank. That is preparing them for the future That is creating a better tomorrow for our youth.  When I got my first teaching job, I was so excited. I was just a reading interventionist for kindergarten, but to me it was just as good as a teaching job. Why? Because I would be there to help students learn. That was why I went to school for 5 years to be a teacher. But after my first day of touring the school and meeting the principal, my attitude changed. That first day I was sharing my excitement for finding new ideas for the kids and the response I got back was, “We already have ideas. There is no need to reinvent the wheel.”  When you take a look at the world and how it operates, there is a lot of animosity everywhere. But in reality, life is not suppose to be about being at the top, getting even with the person who you think wronged you and the thinking that, “my idea is better than yours” – it’s about people. It’s about doing what is right for everyone.   In December, if you would have asked me who I was, my response would have been a teacher. Because since I was 9, that’s all I wanted to be – it’s all I have ever known. Some people dream of being a doctor others a mother – me? I wanted to be a teacher.
Art: the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
I’m naturally shy around people I don’t know. It usually takes me a little while to warm up and get comfortable. So if you asked me to blog and network online with other educators, a year ago, I probably would have freaked out. The weird part is, it has been something I’ve secretly wanted to do for a few years but it just didn’t work out when I tried. Something I’ve done though is blog for my parents at school but I haven’t done is blog for myself.
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