Finding the Secret
Yesterday we hosted our “Advanced SMARTBoard” workshop. It was a small group…only four.
As a reader of the Principalspage Blog, I felt compelled to write about the workshop, but didn’t really know what to say. Principalspage tells us to just sit down and start typing and the words will come.
…but what to say? Five people registered for the workshop. Five people paid. Four people showed up.
Today Principalspage wrote that the secret to life is to “just show up…”. One person did not show up.
Throughout the workshop I thought about the fact that we had prepared and worked to teach only four people. And was it worth it…?
I have to say, “Yes, absolutely!”
The day before my mother (Shannon’s grandmother) had emailed me a link to a video. Mom is a big fan of the “Forwards”. She has become more selective and now sends only the very best of Maxine.
This video, however, was special. It told the story of “Johnny the Bag Boy”. It tells how one person, through a commitment to make each customer feel special, touches people’s lives.
So…with our four attendees, I thought of that lesson. We were so fortunate to spend our day with our “friends”. Each of them was there working hard to learn how to make their lessons more meaningful for their students. Each of them were giving up their Saturday. And it was a beautiful Saturday…the first light at the end of the tunnel…the tunnel being a very long, cold winter.
I guess the secret IS to “Just Show Up”.
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