Last year I found Sarah Kay. If you haven't found Sarah Kay and plunged headlong into her spoken-word poetry, you must get yourself to Ted and watch "If I Should Have a Daughter." You won't regret it. And then go to her YouTube page and just, y'all, I don't know, wish you and she were best friends-- or maybe that is only me. I am always wishing myself into friendships: Glennon Melton, Jenn Hatmaker, Sarah Bessey--they are all my besties in the imaginary community in my head. We sit around, drink really strong coffee, have incredibly deep and witty conversations, write really profound things, and make each other into amazing people--or at least drink really strong coffee and laugh. Of course, there is only a coffee shop in my head--no vomit, no laundry, no papers to grade, no crusty oatmeal bowls. Just strong coffee and friendship.
Anyway. Back to Sarah Kay. In her Ted Talk, she talks about asking her students to write lists of things that they know to be true. So this is your charge, Brad Denton (and the rest of you who have hung around our blog--comment below or on FB), what are 10 things you know to be true?
Here are mine:
1. God is good.
2. So are humans.
3. Children are hard work.
4. And so is anything that is truly delightful.
5. Relationships are worth it . . . even with flawed human beings (cause apparently I'm flawed too).
6. It is important to always have Clorox wipes on hand--they smell better than the Lysol brand.
7. You should always have wet wipes in your car.
8. Students grow when you give them high and clear expectations, love, and care.
9. You can easily break a child's heart.
10. Words are powerful and should be used carefully (see #9).
So what are yours? I'd love to know. And Brad--you can either do a list OR since you are the poet laureate of GACS, you are welcome to write a poem :-).
Anyway. Back to Sarah Kay. In her Ted Talk, she talks about asking her students to write lists of things that they know to be true. So this is your charge, Brad Denton (and the rest of you who have hung around our blog--comment below or on FB), what are 10 things you know to be true?
Here are mine:
1. God is good.
2. So are humans.
3. Children are hard work.
4. And so is anything that is truly delightful.
5. Relationships are worth it . . . even with flawed human beings (cause apparently I'm flawed too).
6. It is important to always have Clorox wipes on hand--they smell better than the Lysol brand.
7. You should always have wet wipes in your car.
8. Students grow when you give them high and clear expectations, love, and care.
9. You can easily break a child's heart.
10. Words are powerful and should be used carefully (see #9).
So what are yours? I'd love to know. And Brad--you can either do a list OR since you are the poet laureate of GACS, you are welcome to write a poem :-).
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