Adjusting my mind-set

I need to start reminding myself of this everyday.

What are you waiting for?

I always tell my students that we need to read because it teaches you so much that you couldn't learn from a teacher or in the small town they live it. It opens you up to others worlds and allows you to experience a different life through text on a page. What one person can accomplish is truly amazing. If you haven't read Three Cups of Tea yet, it is basically about a man who while trying to climb the mountain K2, walks into a life he never imagined living, building schools in some of the most rural and dangerous parts of the world, especially for girls who wouldn't have been able to go to school otherwise. Combine this with the documentary Waiting for Superman I watched last weekend and my mind has been running. It's hard to wrap your head around the educational injustices going on in not just the world, but right here in the good ol' USA. It made me me want to yell. How does the educational system allow for all this crap to go on? The documentary if you haven't seen it explains a lot of this (if you haven't watched it I highly suggest it). However, I realized that yelling about it won't do a whole lot of good. By combining this amazing man I read about who was able to accomplish so much out of heart and determination, and the new information I've learned about the educational system I work for, I know I need to do something. But I'm not sure what to do next about my feelings towards the injustices in the world. I know the best thing I can do is act on them in a way that will benefit these kids. Now it's just time to put the thinking cap on and figure out what I can do to help make a change. Any suggestions? -Sixth