"We are shifting the paradigm, you are becoming a part of something much larger than yourself in this work, and it is a gift, and it is terrifying.
This week in church my pastors children's message was on Genesis - how God created the earth, but how it was man's job to finish creating- and that God had promised to be a partner- he discussed what partnership was and I think it important to say it again here:
Partnership is about doing something so big it cannot be done alone, that if one person chooses not to, the whole thing collapses because it is not through our own will but through the collective energy of love and commitment that we CHANGE the world.
Never lose sight of what we are trying to accomplish, let's not let it feel like just a picnic, or just an activity, or just a new way of doing critical thinking- let's always ALWAYS be aware, that we are trying to change the manufacturing system of education that would enslave our children and leave the most vulnerable without hope.
Sorry for this being long, its who I am, I can't and won't change that!"