The Importance of Taking a Break
If Alexander Fleming hadn’t taken two weeks away from his lab in 1928, we wouldn’t have antibiotics…Your vacation might not result in the curing of a global disease, but at the same time, you can’t be certain that it won’t. That’s the beauty of time away; you can’t know what good will come out of it until you go.
It’s Okay to Be Wrong
Being open to new information and discovery is how humanity progresses, even when it’s inconvenient at the time. This is the fundamental reason we need education—not to teach people to repeat information to pass examinations, but to teach them how to ask questions that allow them to conduct their own examinations.
Treading on Dreams
Each student is unique. They have individual talents, interests, and drive. While they may discover along the way that being a paleontologist is not their lifelong calling, as they believed it to be in third grade, they may discover something even greater. As adults we should be paving pathways for opportunities not building roadblocks to their success.
When To Let Go and Move On
Change provides a limited opportunity for institutions to look inwardly in order to meet outward needs. The ones who are successful are those with the right people, the right vision, and the willingness to make the hard choices to better serve a growing need.