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Monday, December 31, 2012

My Leap of Faith UnResolution… | Connected Principals

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My Leap of Faith UnResolution…


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In teaching and learning, whether we’re jumping off a cliff, or jumping off a curb, the important thing is that we’re jumping off something. I’ve never been one to make a lot of resolutions for a new year, but this year I will make at least one. I’m actually thinking it’s more of an unresolution than a resolution owing to the notably not so much a SMART goal nature of it.
I’m not going to stand still.
I intend to keep moving down the learning paths I’ve set for myself; maybe even define some new ones understanding that the journey is something to be enjoyed, and perhaps that in learning, we never really arrive at the place where we can check ‘that one’ off the list. As soon as we think we know something, a truly authentic pathway of learning will show us a new direction or branch of the path that sets us off asking new questions so we can learn more, or differently along that path. I’m OK with this ambiguity because I think it will enable me to