Necks Are Made for Chopping
Sometimes, I feel very much like a giraffe with a long neck. I have learned in life that in order to do your best, to make a difference, you've got to take a chance, you've got to stick your neck out. For years, I remained quiet and unwilling to be involved because of what people might say and do. Those who remain in the shadows never got made fun of you see. That worked for me. Then, when I went back to school, I began to see how much change was needed, especially in education. So, I stuck my neck out. Chop Chop.
99% of those you come in contact with will commend you for your hard work and passion. That other 1% though, can really be a pain. No one likes to create a controversy. But sometimes it happens. Ah, another teaching moment. How will I use the cuts on my neck in my classroom when I (finally!) begin teaching. Somewhere, somehow, I am going to push all of my students to stick their necks out during the year. I hope they feel the sharpness of the verbal barbs as if it was cold steel on the back of the neck. I want them to feel it, to get over it, and get on with it. Hey, I think I just made up a saying: "Feel it, get over it, and get on with it." I like that.
I want my students to feel both the good and the bad that comes with service early in their lives. The ego bruises are less apt to stop a young person then someone way old like me. Come on world; my neck's still out there....
99% of those you come in contact with will commend you for your hard work and passion. That other 1% though, can really be a pain. No one likes to create a controversy. But sometimes it happens. Ah, another teaching moment. How will I use the cuts on my neck in my classroom when I (finally!) begin teaching. Somewhere, somehow, I am going to push all of my students to stick their necks out during the year. I hope they feel the sharpness of the verbal barbs as if it was cold steel on the back of the neck. I want them to feel it, to get over it, and get on with it. Hey, I think I just made up a saying: "Feel it, get over it, and get on with it." I like that.
I want my students to feel both the good and the bad that comes with service early in their lives. The ego bruises are less apt to stop a young person then someone way old like me. Come on world; my neck's still out there....
