Where’s the Passion?

That was the question during today’s episode of ConverSnaps, the BlogTalkRadio show I do with Ginger Johnson every Tuesday morning.

Kids are loaded with passion.  Even at the grocery store.  Watch them go down the candy aisle or get near the ice cream.  They are PASSIONATE.  Where does all that passion go when they become adults? I mean, raise your hands if you used to be a kid.  Where’d the passion go?

“Calm down.” our parents would say.
“Hold your questions.” our teachers would say.
“Not right now.”  “Stop!”  “You’re Weird!”

So we grow up stuck in the gap. The middle ground of apathy.  I’m not saying we should all be the Patch Adams of our profession (but then again, why not?) – but have some …. some…. u-u-m-m-ph for what you do.

A “patch adams’ of teachers is my friend Laura Hecht. And she recently posed A Question of Passion one that sticks and resonates with me (and should with you too). Worth a read, and the show is worth a listen:

Also mentioned during the show:

Curt Rosengren (The M.A.P Maker)

Phil Gerbyshak (Make it Great!)

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