#30DaysofLearning Day 12 - Aiming High

I heard an interesting line recently:

I won't care if you aim high and miss.  I will care, though, if you aim low and hit.
(source unknown)
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I have been on a learning journey ever since I stepped into the role of a learning leader.  I have had really exciting moments, but also periods of feeling frustration and futility.  As I walk this path, I have tried to be clear about what I believe learning can and should be.  My vision for this, and my messaging of that vision, have grown and evolved over time.  They will continue to grow and evolve in the future.

Being an agent of change keeps me thinking, processing, questioning, and learning.  I am driven to improve the conditions for learning for students.  I believe young people can be agents of their own learning path.  I believe we can learn from and with each other.  I believe when the conditions are set for these things to be possible, young people can and will rise to the challenges presented to them.  I believe that I still have more to learn and share.

I am feeling excitement as 2017 draws closer to its end.  This was a tough year.  I am still aiming high.  I haven't hit, yet.  I keep aiming high, sharing the message for changing school, building a tribe of people that believe we can do better.  I believe we will get there.

What do you believe?  Have you made a difference for someone this year?  Are you taking risks and trying new things?  Are you aiming high?

The work continues, friends...