I was inspired for this post by one of my fellow co-workers/teachers. We were introducing a goal setting action research project to our students yesterday and trying to get them motivated about setting short and long term goals along with LIFE goals (DREAMS). He made this BOLD statement that stuck with my students and me for the entire day,
"Why is it when we are little our dreams are so BIG, and then we become big people our dreams become so much smaller?"
So... I asked my students about this questions at the end of the day and they were eager to respond. They said anything from, society, to their parents not believing in them, reality, and FEAR! Fear....are we so afraid of failing that we give up on what our dreams were as children. Why is it when we were young we were not scared of failing and could only picture SUCCESS? Is there a way to get our students and ourselves back to that place of, DREAM BIG? The SKY is the LIMIT? Why is it when we grow older we trade in our hopes and dreams for safe and smart goals? Why do we stop taking risks and become paralyzed by our fears? How can we teach our students to DREAM BIG if we are not doing it ourselves? I don't know if anyone changed the world by setting SMART goals?
Just a fruit for thought on this beautiful Tuesday!
Big smiles,
Ms. Leigh
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