Future Story

Do you have a future story?

Do you know what a future story is?

Why is it important to have a future story?

Check back for my take on future stories and there importance in education.

It keeps Getting Better

After my last post something wonderful happened. I was driving my daughter home from school and she said, "Dad can we do that again?" "Do what again?", I said. "Help those people." I said, "What people?" "That place we were this weekend." I kinda smiled and thought to myself, 'This is pretty cool, my daughter did learn a valuable lesson.' I looked at her and said, "Yes." I did help at Banquet because of a desire inside myself, but I also did it for my daughters sake. I wanted to show her and have her experience what it is like to have nothing and need someone else's help. Mission accomplished.

Giving of yourself to help others.

Growing up in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area I have been exposed to the work of the Salvation Armory and the numerous non-profits that do a great deal to help those in need this time of year. Many times I have thought, I should volunteer and give some of my time to those in greatest need. As many Americans do, I found many excuses on why I couldn't this time around. A couple of weeks back while sitting in church the opportunity presented itself again. By I let it slip by... For some reason it nagged at me this time, so I decided to take action. I volunteered myself and my daughter to help at a place they call Banquet in Sioux Falls. We showed up on a Saturday morning and immediately we were put to work in the kitchen. It felt good! I can't explain how or why, but it felt good. When lunch was finally served my daughter and I were charged with handing out tokens to all guests entering the facility. Most people were appreciative, some said nothing at all, one man caught me off guard. He took the token from my hand and said, "Thank you for being here for us". Wow!!! That was powerful. That was why I was here, to help those people that have nowhere else to go. This is what the holiday season is about, giving of yourself to help others.

New Beginnings v.2

Today is Thursday, December 11, 2008. My Superintendent has just launched his blog as he attempts to show the staff that it is easy to use 21st Century Learning tools. My blog has been going for almost two years and I have had very little success with it, but I am feeling inspired by the Superintendent and I believe I am ready to take another crack at this. Tomorrow I will post a link to my blog from my website and see where it takes me. I think I will use this blog to post items of interest that I run across from time to time and don't know what to do with it.