The Road Ahead

I'm trying hard not to be too inspired by my new job. The staff and teachers met today to hear what had percolated through CEO Larry Rosenstock's mind during the summer, which was considerable and impressive, to say the least. A re-commitment to the underlying design principles of integration (both racial and subject based) and adult world connection while striving to inspire the sublime goal of 'quality' in the students academic endeavors. I was having Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance flashbacks and kept reminding myself that I hadn't had to put any of these weighty ideals into actual action with a real live student yet. It is all well and good, aspiring to be the greatest resource specialist ever, but chances are, once I'm mired eyeball deep with an apathetic sixteen year old gang member over the sublime concept of 'algebra', these principles could be tricky to recall, let alone instigate. It continues to amaze me that such pure ideals can sprout from such emotionally flawed creatures as us human beings. I suppose it's called hope.