You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.
You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there. -Yogi Berra
We do have to know where we are going, and most importantly, we have to know why we are going there. I had been introduced to Simon Sinek's Ted Talk at a conference last year. You can find it here:
https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action?language=en
I immediately bought the audio book version of Sinek's "Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Action". I listened to it on my ride to and from work. This summer, the administrative team also read the book. And, as part of our professional development this year, we are engaging in our own book talk.
Sinek's words resonated with me: "People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it."
So, where are we going? And why?
What is the purpose of education? Why am I involved in this profession? What promise do we make to our learners when they walk through the doors of our schools?
My answer: To empower our students with the knowledge and skills they need to live productive and happy lives.
Because of the rapid rate of change technology has had on our world over the past 30 years in particular, we do not know exactly what the future will look like for our graduates, and we would be failing them if we prepare them to live and work in a world of the past.
These are the Top Ten Skills needed by the 2020 workforce, according to the World Economic Forum:
To sum it up:
The aim of education is not to make our students successful in school; it is to make them successful in the lives they live outside of school.
We do have to know where we are going, and most importantly, we have to know why we are going there. I had been introduced to Simon Sinek's Ted Talk at a conference last year. You can find it here:
https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action?language=en
I immediately bought the audio book version of Sinek's "Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Action". I listened to it on my ride to and from work. This summer, the administrative team also read the book. And, as part of our professional development this year, we are engaging in our own book talk.
Sinek's words resonated with me: "People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it."
So, where are we going? And why?
What is the purpose of education? Why am I involved in this profession? What promise do we make to our learners when they walk through the doors of our schools?
My answer: To empower our students with the knowledge and skills they need to live productive and happy lives.
Because of the rapid rate of change technology has had on our world over the past 30 years in particular, we do not know exactly what the future will look like for our graduates, and we would be failing them if we prepare them to live and work in a world of the past.
These are the Top Ten Skills needed by the 2020 workforce, according to the World Economic Forum:
To sum it up:
The aim of education is not to make our students successful in school; it is to make them successful in the lives they live outside of school.
-Ray McNulty
Dr. Morrison,
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