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We are empowering each other.
I literally get excited, occasionally emotional too, when I read someone else’s thoughts and they match or challenge my beliefs. I get restless and my head starts spinning with ideas. My close family members know when I am in that mode. They know I am not available then… For many years I realise now I was ‘stuck’. I was only challenged by own thoughts on education and learning. (My husband could do so much nodding and trying to engage but, like me when he talks about mountain biking, there is a limit…)
My Twitter ‘acquaintances’ and most of all those active #aussiED participants have been like having a group of friends always handy when I have craved an interesting conversation but have been too busy with the routine to spare the time to set up and get out for an in person chat.
I literally get excited, occasionally emotional too, when I read someone else’s thoughts and they match or challenge my beliefs. I get restless and my head starts spinning with ideas. My close family members know when I am in that mode. They know I am not available then… For many years I realise now I was ‘stuck’. I was only challenged by own thoughts on education and learning. (My husband could do so much nodding and trying to engage but, like me when he talks about mountain biking, there is a limit…)
My Twitter ‘acquaintances’ and most of all those active #aussiED participants have been like having a group of friends always handy when I have craved an interesting conversation but have been too busy with the routine to spare the time to set up and get out for an in person chat.
When others question what we do, and when we do the same to ourselves, we slowly get to the core of why we really do what we do. We also often find the courage to experiment with ways to do it differently, always hoping for better results.
There is this Aboriginal language (unfortunately can’t remember which one now) which doesn’t have a word equivalent to “thank you”. I still find it really difficult to conceive how a group of people don’t need a word to express their gratitude. Yet, I always remember the answer given by the Aboriginal man who told me about this when I questioned him on this curious fact: we are always expected to support each other, so there is no need to acknowledge what we naturally do (or something around those lines). How special is that? No need to thank as helping is the norm!
Perhaps our society will one day get there. In the meantime, you, #aussieED team (organisers and participants) are hugely thanked for all the thinking, reflecting and sharing that you do and help me regularly do as well. We have made each other better people, better teachers and I like to think we are contributing to make the world a better place.
There is this Aboriginal language (unfortunately can’t remember which one now) which doesn’t have a word equivalent to “thank you”. I still find it really difficult to conceive how a group of people don’t need a word to express their gratitude. Yet, I always remember the answer given by the Aboriginal man who told me about this when I questioned him on this curious fact: we are always expected to support each other, so there is no need to acknowledge what we naturally do (or something around those lines). How special is that? No need to thank as helping is the norm!
Perhaps our society will one day get there. In the meantime, you, #aussieED team (organisers and participants) are hugely thanked for all the thinking, reflecting and sharing that you do and help me regularly do as well. We have made each other better people, better teachers and I like to think we are contributing to make the world a better place.