“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people 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
Spent the week in the space between mandates, prescribed curriculum and teacher evaluation instruments on one side with conversations about student engagement on the other.
Do we pretend compliance is learning? Or do we strive for students to reach out for learning?
What do you believe is possible? What do you believe students get when they comply without interest? Do you believe your students can be taught to “long for the endless” immensity? What makes it possible for that to happen?