As part of our unitholders meeting in the holidays a book was shared that we as a staff will work through. So with only a few days before school started 2 of us started reading this text. It was a surprisingly easy read with many powerful quotes to think about.
- "Empowering students means giving kids the knowledge and skills to pursue their passions, interests and future." Bill Ferriter.
- "The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do." Steve Jobs.
- We don't have to change the entire system in order to give our students a different experience. Instead, we only need to change one thing. - Change the mindset from compliance and engagement TO EMPOWERMENT!
- Your legacy as an educator is always determined by what your students do. You change the world by empowering your students to do the same.
As an educator, its easy to think that compliance and engagement are good but without the empowerment that goes alongside it is really just another way of replicating the education system we already have. Change is the only certain thing and without empowering our students to live, thrive, and change the world they live in we are not equipping them with the skill or mindsets that they need "to be the best that they can be" (our school saying).
In John Spencers' words... Our job as teachers, parents, and leaders is not to prepare kids for "something". Our job is to help kids prepare themselves for "anything".
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