tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post2118299741860856424..comments2024-03-26T23:57:42.268-04:00Comments on SpeEdChange: Ordinary Peopleirasocolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-46589159336728311462011-10-18T22:49:23.447-04:002011-10-18T22:49:23.447-04:00Hi, my name is Isaac Evans, and I am a student in ...Hi, my name is Isaac Evans, and I am a student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama.<br /><br />This post was very thought-provoking. It is interesting how much we idolize people and look up to them, yet we never truly aspire to be like them. We can make such a huge difference in our world, yet we are scared to try. <br /><br />I also agree with your point that there aren't born leaders. I think that some people do have a personality more suited to being a leader, but anyone can become one.Isaac Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03491742840453797105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-60007321183099068102011-10-17T09:04:00.498-04:002011-10-17T09:04:00.498-04:00When you wrote:
"Revolutions led by people in...When you wrote:<br />"Revolutions led by people in power can be "good" - see FDR's New Deal, but they will not be fundamentally transformative. That can only come when ordinary people realize that all of us have the capacity to do extraordinary things."<br />I was reminded of the classic Eugene V. Debs quote: <br />"I am not a labor leader. I don't want you to follow me or anyone else. If you are looking for a Moses to lead you out of the capitalist wilderness you will stay right where you are. I would not lead you into this promised land if I could, because if I could lead you in, someone else could lead you out."<br />But of course in school we teach our kids to follow the leader, and not to realize their own abilities to bring about change.יענקלhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904180539828579859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-64916776234449902002011-10-16T22:07:52.727-04:002011-10-16T22:07:52.727-04:00I sure hope more can feel they can create and supp...I sure hope more can feel they can create and support change. As Miss Shuganah stipulated, persistence and working tirelessly is often the key.Jeannette Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00365547503097514995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-49195955236196189812011-10-16T21:19:18.658-04:002011-10-16T21:19:18.658-04:00Great post.
Got a bone to pick:
the real heroism...Great post.<br /><br />Got a bone to pick:<br /><br />the real heroism, lies in those teachers, principals, librarians, aides, et al who do the work - who take the risks to change things for kids.<br /><br />And parents? Crickets. It's neither right nor fair to forget about those of us who tirelessly try to change the hearts and minds of teachers and principals. <br /><br />I often wonder what I am doing on Twitter and what am I doing writing blogs about both my advocacy and about education. <br /><br />Many days I think about walking away. No one pays me for what I do. And, in over two years, you are the only educator who has ever asked me for a skype call or a blog post. <br /><br />I am not only unsung, but I am unheard. I read over and over and over again about "those parents." I attend a conference where I was invited specifically because I am one of the few parents who will really engage with teachers and yet few educators will take the time to speak to me. <br /><br />And so why do I stick around, shooting up signal flare after signal flare? Because every so often a teacher will say, "That never occurred to me before." <br /><br />I could just quietly fumble about trying to get things for my kids. But that is not good enough for me. If I can reach more teachers then maybe indirectly I can help more kids.Miss Shuganahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200157646397610173noreply@blogger.com