Look for the Possibilities

Think of a time when you were able to find a new answer to a seemingly no-win situation. This does not need to be an earth-shattering discovery. For example, perhaps you left your slides behind when you went to give a major presentation. How did you make things work? I usually try to stay flexible and model problem solving with the kids. A lot of times the kids will come up with an answer. I am currently working through that right now. We have had a lot of challenges with our kiln not working. It will not get fixed until the summer so we decided to transport all the work to the Elementary school! The kids helped package the work and even helped transport it at times. We pulled together to get the work where it needed to go both with students and with staff. Did you take away any lessons that you have been able to use since? The more people there are to help the easier it is to get the job accomplished. Step 2: Do you agree with Dewitt's observation that the opposite of scarcity isn't necessarily abundance, but possibility? I think when you can see the good in things it makes everything more positive. Even in negative situations positives can be found and lessons can be learned. Why or why not? How does this connect to your classroom? How does it connect to the Spring Conference. I think both in the classroom and at the conference that not everything goes as you plan, but there is always something that can learned from the experience.