Monday, October 28, 2013
I want to share this video with you
I had the privilege of viewing this video during a couple of education conferences. Also, in one of my courses, a peer used this video as part of her project and I found it creative, powerful, and rich; I am always impressed by this gentleman's language. It is this creativity that also helped me determine my I-Search topic.
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Wow this is awesome, than you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThe part that really stays with me is the line, "If you don't build your dreams, someone else will hire you to build theirs." This line stands out to me because it reminds me of one of my favorite quotes, "If you stand for nothing you'll fall for anything." But this video's line is powerful. I think of my aspirations, and all of our aspirations, to become educators as a job of humble value. We aren't going to be office zombies, working 9-5 for a boss man of a company that sells or produces a commodity or something distant from actual human contact. We are going to be teachers, working with students, helping inspire them, teach them, connect them, and ready them. We are going to help them grow, and help expose them to new things.
I know tons of people, fellow students, who are in school for engineering, accounting, business, mathematics, management, etc, Who are going to be working for someone, hired by someone, who will help make their dreams come true. And yes, some of these people are probably going to be working towards something in their future that will be beneficial to humanity. But will their own dreams be fulfilled?
Sure all of us will have a boss man to work for and work under, and we won't be comfortably rich and be able to afford fancy cars and huge houses. But I know that even though I won't be making what my engineer friends make, I will be better off because I am making a direct difference in someone's life.
So to end my rant, this video is inspiring and real to me. Thank you for sharing.