This evening, I was reading over some blog posts and I came across Angela Maiers most recent posting of the TedxRedmond Ted-event run entirely by children. How inspiring! As a middle school teacher myself, I really am interested in figuring out how to connect with my students and nurture their inner interests. I then saw that one of the children presenting was Bob Sprankle's daughter Zoe. I follow Bob Sprankle through my PLN as well as Angela. Not to mention, Bob is right in my back yard in Maine. Ok, not exactly since I live in southern NH, but close enough! I found them through the class I now teach for PSU, Teaching and Learning in a Networked Classroom, which was originally taught by my guru Jeff Utecht.
So, where am I going with this? Well, I watched the video of 12 year old Zoe. All I can say is Wow! Wow, what a well spoken, brave, passionate, smart, driven, compassionate, talented little girl. Seeing a live performance of one of her favorite musicals Rent led her to write the cast a letter to let them know just how much it meant to her to see them act and perform. She was heard, she had "impact", she made a small difference that day in the lives of the actors and actresses who may not hear how appreciated they are by the audiences who come to see them. One little girl, one big impression! Watch for yourself and you decide.
How can we foster this passion, this drive, the love for anything in our own children and the children we teach? I will keep trying! Oh.. and I can't wait to show this to my own students as a way to let them know they too can do something this amazing!
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