“if it’s the right person, it’s easy.”
mmmmmhm. never knew what this truly meant until now. things are so easy.
this is one of my favorite episodes. <3
(Source: lihera)
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.
One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?”
To stress his point he said to another guest; “You’re a teacher, Barbara. Be honest. What do you make?”
Barbara, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, “You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, and then began…)
“Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor winner.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents CAN’T make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.
You want to know what I make? (She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table)
I make kids wonder.
I make them question.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.
I teach them to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding ISN’T EVERYTHING.
I make them read, read, read.
I make them show all their work in maths. They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator.
I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know about English while preserving their unique cultural identity.
I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.
Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given,
work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life (Barbara
paused one last time and then continued.)
Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn’t everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant.
You want to know what I make?
I MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
What do you make Mr. CEO?
His jaw dropped, he went silent.
i’m 22 years old and i can definitely say i’ve learned a lot since i’ve graduated high school. i remember hoping to myself before graduating that everything would stay the same. sure, i wanted to go to college and experience all that life had to offer but i wanted all the comforts of my life to remain the same. i wanted to hang out with the same friends while making new ones. i wanted to stay in my relationship forever and go the distance despite all odds. i thought i knew everything i needed to know in order to live my life to the best of my ability…all my plans had been set and all i needed to do was to execute them.
it’s crazy how much being a teacher teaches you. i knew i was going to be around a lot of trivial drama. i knew i was going to see girls fight over stupid boys that weren’t worth it. i knew i was going to see friendships that started and ended in a matter of days. i knew i was going to see kids who thought they were the best of the best, and kids who really didn’t understand just how valuable they were. but i didn’t know how much teaching would make me think about my own life. my own time in high school. and the time i’ve spent since then.
i’ve grown up. i laugh at these kids now because all that matters to them are their friends, boyfriends/girlfriends, partying, and being liked by their peers. and i suppose that’s how almost everyone their age views their priorities. and i know it sounds cliche but i can’t help but think…”if only i knew then what i knew now.”
i spent so much of my teen years fighting for something that ended up fizzling out. i would lose sleep over it, i would put my homework and studies after it, and i caused such a struggle with my parents because of it. i don’t regret anything. but i’m just thinking about all the mistakes i’ve made. i was so young. i am so much more open to admitting my mistakes now. back then, i always made myself out to be the victim. it’s crazy how time can make you realize what you could have done. i was so stupid. now that i’m an adult with real problems and real stresses, i wish i could go back and slap my teenager self for ever complaining!
the things that used to bother me just seem so irrelevant now. it took time to realize that i was never the victim. none of us really are. you’re in a bad situation? get out of it. you don’t like where you are? then leave. not only that, but i always thought i’ve been an ever-caring, selfless person. but now that i stop to think about it, everyone’s idea of being “selfless” or “caring” may not be the same. i may have thought i was doing things out of the best intentions, but now that i think about it…my actions and behavior could have been very hurtful. the blame never seemed to fall on me…but i wasn’t exactly the most perfect person. who really is?
fights are inevitable. there’s no one relationship that’s going to be 100% sunshine and rainbows day in and day out whether it’s your mom, or your sister, or your brother, or boyfriend/girlfriend. but like they say, you gotta pick your battles. they pissed you off today? awesome. tomorrow’s a new one. learn from yesterday.
i am so thankful to be where i am, with the boyfriend i have, the friends i have, and the family i’ve grown even closer to. it may have taken years to realize the mistakes i had made in the past, but i’m glad they’ve all shaped me into a stronger and truly more compassionate human being. sometimes i wish i could turn back and apologize for the things i’ve done and for the things i could have done but didn’t. but right now, it’s enough to realize and learn from these mistakes.
no regrets. just moving forward.
WESTCO-VINA!
Proud to be graduating from this school <3
Proud to have graduated from this school<3
(Source: kirajasmine)
GET INVOLVED. STOP AT NOTHING. THE WORLD MUST KNOW.
I dare you to stop scrolling through your dashboard. Stop checking your Facebook newsfeed that you’ve already checked two seconds ago. Stop updating your Twitter and seeing what your favorite celebrities are saying. Stop watching funny and nonsense videos on Youtube. Take time to educate yourself to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in this world. This is your chance! WATCH THIS VIDEO.
Let’s make JOSEPH KONY Famous!!
Who is JOSEPH KONY?
He is THE WORST LIVING CRIMINAL. He abducts children and makes them use guns to kill their own parents. He takes girls and forces them to be sex slaves. He calls his abducted children the Lord’s Resistance Army, AKA the LRA. He has abducted over 30,000 children and forced them to be child soldiers in Central Africa. He remains at large because he is INVISIBLE to the world. FEW know his name, even FEWER know his crimes. WE ARE MAKING HIM FAMOUS! Because when he is, the world will unite against him and demand his arrest.
We can help make a change. We can make a difference.
I feel so inspired. I feel the need to help and make a difference. This has to happen in 2012. We can’t let him go around and keep doing this to children in Central Africa. Let’s make his name known so he can be stopped. HE CAN NO LONGER BE INVISIBLE!
REBLOG IF YOU CARE.
This will not make your blog ugly, please take a moment to reblog and get the word out. SHARE THIS TO EVERYONE! Be a part of something BIG and when they catch this man, you would be able to say.. “I HELPED.”
LET’S START HERE ON TUMBLR.
Worth 30 minutes of your time
-Justin (fuckyeahslowjams)
so i finally got to watching the video. to be honest, i heard enough about it to know what it was about but my curiosity led me to watch it for myself. i wondered why there was such a HUGE hype about it and why it was spreading like wildfire.
this is a powerful video. and yes, i agree that some people see this as a cool and new “trend” to follow. they see their friends posting about it and want to do the same. who knows if their intentions are sincere. there are a lot of haters whose argument rests solely on the fact that this atrocity has been going on for almost 30 years and we did NOTHING to stop it. but that’s the whole point of KONY 2012. to spread awareness. to make people know his name. to get enough people to care so that it CAN be stopped. we post about what we eat, what we do, going to school, going to disneyland…and all of a sudden it’s STUPID to post about something like this? a lot of people argue that there are plenty of other similar occurrences throughout the WORLD, and that if we’re going to do something about uganda, we should do the same about other countries. well, you have to start somewhere. this guy is #1 on the international most wanted list. better to catch the big fish before a million gold fish. i’ve also heard that the US is in no financial position to be helping other countries right now. we’re still one of the most blessed nations in the world. yes, we are in a bad economic state…but our level of “bad” may not even be possible for other places in the world.
my mindset is simply this: if we can, why not? fighting for something is better than sitting around and letting things happen no matter how “bandwagony” it seems. we need to get ourselves out of the selfish, instant-gratification, “but what will i get out of this?” attitude. this is about humanity. this is about the right to live. this is about our children. this is about the future. this is about everything.
(Source: kimpoyfeliciano, via kaitlynantonio)
