School Bells – Current Affairs Grade 1 – Week 25 The importance of dreams
The importance of dreaming
I am eager to hear how the young scholars handled the subject of dreaming There is more and more evidence of the effectiveness of visualizing a goal or as aspiration and then, of course, planning the steps one has to take to make it a reality. Just this morning, while at the gym, I was listening to a TED Talk by Janine Shepherd who was on her way to her dream of an Olympic metal as a cross-country skier when she was hit by a truck during a training bike ride. A spinal injury and numerous broken bones and other injuries convinced the doctors that she would never walk again. Yet she had the courage to have a new dream of becoming a pilot which, on the surface, was not possible. She had to be driven to and lifted into the plane for her first lesson. Eventually she got her commercial pilot license. There are many such stories, but sadly they are often outnumbered by those are fearful of dreaming or who are told that their dreams are not attainable.
I head the scholars arriving now.
Me: Good morning scholars. Happy Valentine’s day one day late. Ahmes and Tommy will you pass out the cookies.
(They do so.)
Class: Good morning Mr. Jim.
Me: The subject for today was dreaming and doing what needs to be done to make a dream come true. I hope you and your families had some fun with this one.
Sue: At first I thought you mean scary dreams me just poor Sue in a wheelchair. Then my parents talked about their awake dreams. Mom wanted to be a doctor but came from a very poor family who suggested she take typing or get a job in the local factory and be grateful. One teacher found out about her dream and helped her get a scholarship to college. That teacher kept in touch with her and encouraged her all the way through medical school. My dad wanted to be a waitperson in a fancy restaurant. His parents told him he would be a chemist and he did. He was teaching at a college and one day she just quit and went to work at a restaurant. He loves it.
Tara; My mother told me about Golda Mier who was made to quit school at 16 and wait for a husband. Yuk! She ran away from home and later became a teacher. The she was head of something of a country.
Me: She was the Prime Minister of Israel. Even when she ran away she went to school.
Steve: The man who started Habitat for Humanity thought his dream was to make a lot of money and he dis. He eventually decided that his family was more important. He and his wife started Habitat for Humanity. His name was… I forgot.
Me: Millard and Linda Fuller. How did these men and women get from a dream to making it real?
Sam: The had a plan. Every day they did a piece of the plan. You told me it was just like making cookies. You just keep adding stuff at the right time. You mx it up, bake it and there are cookies. The bowl of stuff does not look like cookies.
Me: Sam that is a great example.
Sofia: My grandmother’s parents wanted to come to this country and they worked and saved and saved and saved. She worked as a dishwasher and kept track of how much dishes she washed. It is written down but I forget the number.
Susie: I used to say I wanted to be the tallest woman ever but all the woman and the men in our family are very short. I had to get a new dream.
Me: What is your dream now Susie?
Susie: Now I want to be a teacher and help kids dream!
Me: That is a great dream Susie. Sounds like for lots of reasons we may have to change our dreams but we can have more than one. We have to believe and work very hard.
Sue: But if we just work hard is that enough. If my mom had worked very hard in a factory she would not be a doctor.
Me: That is true. I shopped at McDonalds the other day to use their Wi-Fi. I talked to a young man who wants to be a professional skate boarder. He showed me some videos on his phone of him skating. He practices every day and he looks for people to teach him. He now is ready to move to a city and find a new teacher
Tommy: I want to find a cure for cancer. I like to explore.
Me: that is great Tommy. You scholars did really well again. I am au proud of you. You all seem to be saying that it helps to know of people who had a dream and make it come true. I look for people who I think can teach me something. I have a lot to learn The other day a young man told me to read a book and I did. The book told me something I knew but had forgotten. I never know who my teachers will be for the day.
How about next week we talk about the art of making mistakes. See what your family members have to say about that.
Susie and Tara pass out the cookies please. Sam wall you hand out the assignment please?
Have a really good week.
Rlng! Ring! Ring!
Class: Goodbye Mr. Jim
written February 15, 2017
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The importance of dreaming
I am eager to hear how the young scholars handled the subject of dreaming There is more and more evidence of the effectiveness of visualizing a goal or as aspiration and then, of course, planning the steps one has to take to make it a reality. Just this morning, while at the gym, I was listening to a TED Talk by Janine Shepherd who was on her way to her dream of an Olympic metal as a cross-country skier when she was hit by a truck during a training bike ride. A spinal injury and numerous broken bones and other injuries convinced the doctors that she would never walk again. Yet she had the courage to have a new dream of becoming a pilot which, on the surface, was not possible. She had to be driven to and lifted into the plane for her first lesson. Eventually she got her commercial pilot license. There are many such stories, but sadly they are often outnumbered by those are fearful of dreaming or who are told that their dreams are not attainable.
I head the scholars arriving now.
Me: Good morning scholars. Happy Valentine’s day one day late. Ahmes and Tommy will you pass out the cookies.
(They do so.)
Class: Good morning Mr. Jim.
Me: The subject for today was dreaming and doing what needs to be done to make a dream come true. I hope you and your families had some fun with this one.
Sue: At first I thought you mean scary dreams me just poor Sue in a wheelchair. Then my parents talked about their awake dreams. Mom wanted to be a doctor but came from a very poor family who suggested she take typing or get a job in the local factory and be grateful. One teacher found out about her dream and helped her get a scholarship to college. That teacher kept in touch with her and encouraged her all the way through medical school. My dad wanted to be a waitperson in a fancy restaurant. His parents told him he would be a chemist and he did. He was teaching at a college and one day she just quit and went to work at a restaurant. He loves it.
Tara; My mother told me about Golda Mier who was made to quit school at 16 and wait for a husband. Yuk! She ran away from home and later became a teacher. The she was head of something of a country.
Me: She was the Prime Minister of Israel. Even when she ran away she went to school.
Steve: The man who started Habitat for Humanity thought his dream was to make a lot of money and he dis. He eventually decided that his family was more important. He and his wife started Habitat for Humanity. His name was… I forgot.
Me: Millard and Linda Fuller. How did these men and women get from a dream to making it real?
Sam: The had a plan. Every day they did a piece of the plan. You told me it was just like making cookies. You just keep adding stuff at the right time. You mx it up, bake it and there are cookies. The bowl of stuff does not look like cookies.
Me: Sam that is a great example.
Sofia: My grandmother’s parents wanted to come to this country and they worked and saved and saved and saved. She worked as a dishwasher and kept track of how much dishes she washed. It is written down but I forget the number.
Susie: I used to say I wanted to be the tallest woman ever but all the woman and the men in our family are very short. I had to get a new dream.
Me: What is your dream now Susie?
Susie: Now I want to be a teacher and help kids dream!
Me: That is a great dream Susie. Sounds like for lots of reasons we may have to change our dreams but we can have more than one. We have to believe and work very hard.
Sue: But if we just work hard is that enough. If my mom had worked very hard in a factory she would not be a doctor.
Me: That is true. I shopped at McDonalds the other day to use their Wi-Fi. I talked to a young man who wants to be a professional skate boarder. He showed me some videos on his phone of him skating. He practices every day and he looks for people to teach him. He now is ready to move to a city and find a new teacher
Tommy: I want to find a cure for cancer. I like to explore.
Me: that is great Tommy. You scholars did really well again. I am au proud of you. You all seem to be saying that it helps to know of people who had a dream and make it come true. I look for people who I think can teach me something. I have a lot to learn The other day a young man told me to read a book and I did. The book told me something I knew but had forgotten. I never know who my teachers will be for the day.
How about next week we talk about the art of making mistakes. See what your family members have to say about that.
Susie and Tara pass out the cookies please. Sam wall you hand out the assignment please?
Have a really good week.
Rlng! Ring! Ring!
Class: Goodbye Mr. Jim
written February 15, 2017
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