It seems that their is a collective moment for change. My students seem more aware of the worlds situation and have sparked conversations & observations that I have not seen from middle schoolers in a while. There is an abnormal amount of personal gardens that have sprung up in my simple commute from work to home. Even my colleagues has seemed to make a collective shift for the positive. Our climate is much more positive than just 3 years ago - even parents & community members that stop by for a visit have remarked on the environment. I have seen people take ownership in situations instead of feeling hopeless and blaming others.
Someone reminded me that 'like attracts like'. Maybe we just got enough people that had the same view and were willing to step up and make the change. I witnessed the same shift at my university 6 years ago as, strangely enough, several tenure teachers left and "new blood" came in - the philosophy of the new professors was completely different and took the department in an entirely new direction than before.
We could be on the verge of witnessing a paradigm shift in thinking - it's definitely coming from the top, but it looks like 'simple folk' have started it as well (or it's more noticeable because of our connectivity). It reminds me of a passage that talked about the acquisition of knowledge and how sometimes the fundamental thought begins not with one but universally in many places at once - like ripples in a pond - we're all connected whether we realize it or not.
I believe we come across the people we need when we need them - whether it's for a minute or a lifetime, but the lasting effects on our conscienceness is permanent and life altering. Like I said before - I've asked for help this year & have realize that my requests have been answered, just not in the manner I expected. It's been given to me through others - so thanks, you were probably a part of that without even knowing.
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