I was born to be an educator. It is ingrained into my bloodstream.
It is who I am. I firmly believe I am genetically programmed to help kids.
To help them be better.
To help them grow.
To help them believe in themselves.
To help them see themselves as more than who they are.
My journey as an educator started very early in life. In the first stages of my journey I noticed problems
and gaps in our education system. Holes. Places where the system was failing the very students it was
supposed to be supporting. I remember sitting in a college classroom debating these gaps. I remember
the first moment I uttered the words…. “There is a coming revolution. The need for revolutionizing the
system is here and I hope to be a part of it.”
and gaps in our education system. Holes. Places where the system was failing the very students it was
supposed to be supporting. I remember sitting in a college classroom debating these gaps. I remember
the first moment I uttered the words…. “There is a coming revolution. The need for revolutionizing the
system is here and I hope to be a part of it.”
Fast forward many years later...
My tired and frustrated educator self had lost a lot of her passion and steam.
The system I claimed was failing students, was also failing me as an educator. Desperate for some
inspiration…my bestie and I traveled to Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, GA.
inspiration…my bestie and I traveled to Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, GA.
(Sidenote: If you’ve never been, you should really consider the investment! Worth every penny!)
I saw and heard many things that day that encouraged me as an educator. But nothing encouraged me
more than the moment Ron Clark spoke the words “We need an educational revolution. And it starts
with each of you….each educator doing their part, doing what they can.” My heart immediately flew back
to that college class. That day I declared my mission. The tears flowing down my cheeks at that moment
were my public admission that I had dropped the ball on my very mission as an educator.
more than the moment Ron Clark spoke the words “We need an educational revolution. And it starts
with each of you….each educator doing their part, doing what they can.” My heart immediately flew back
to that college class. That day I declared my mission. The tears flowing down my cheeks at that moment
were my public admission that I had dropped the ball on my very mission as an educator.
To be part of the revolution!
Today I am picking that ball back up.
I may not be changing the world.
Changing the whole system.
But from this point forward I am vowing to do my part.
And from that mission comes this blog.
It is hard to go into school every day and fight the system. To maybe teach differently than the person
next door. Or to make a different choice than other teachers would expect you to make. There are times
where doing my part to revolutionize education means other teachers look at me differently.
I can’t always find support next door. So I must look elsewhere.
next door. Or to make a different choice than other teachers would expect you to make. There are times
where doing my part to revolutionize education means other teachers look at me differently.
I can’t always find support next door. So I must look elsewhere.
I realize other educators may feel the same way I do. It is my hope that this blog may encourage many
of you who are also fighting to do your part. Our revolution is spread thin and we must support each other
in order to keep going.
of you who are also fighting to do your part. Our revolution is spread thin and we must support each other
in order to keep going.
Join our journey.
Join us as we play our part to revitalize education.
Be part of the revolution.
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