Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Not A Drummer

If you want to build a ship, 
don't drum up people together to collect wood 
and don't assign them tasks and work
but rather teach them to 
long for the endless immensity of the sea.” 
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, 1948

How does an average public middle school teacher build ships?  
I have no idea, but I try every day. 
This is the somewhat true story of a series of utter failures and a few successes.  

My Mission Impossible?  
In a classroom without walls (not without boundaries, limits, and parameters), 
I want to effectively motivate students...
- to develop a passion for learning and a purpose in life,
- to assume responsibility,
- to take ownership in the classroom/workplace,
- to study and communicate with colleagues/teachers,
- to maintain grit in the face of rigor and doubt,
- to ask good questions
- and to work alongside a team to creatively solve 21st century obstacles/problems.

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