by: Angela Maiers
Seth Godin is masterful at making obvious things so much clearer. In a post on passion and excellence he asked:
He goes on to say:
I think if the work is important, it should be done with passion and skill and flair.
This seems so obvious – right? Then, how do you feel about the following questions:
Not so easy! Here's what I find interesting. If love and passion make sense, if they seem an obvious trait, then why do we have so little information about love and passion in our field?
Worldwide there are countless educationalists writing about educational reform but very few spending their time and energy talking about, working on, or addressing passion. Why is that?
The connection between emotion and cognition has been widely established, yet love and passion for our work is considered a "warm fuzzy" with little or no place in the conversations around rigor, standards, and high stakes assessment. Don't you think it is time to change that? Isn't it time to get passionate about passion?
I think so – stay tuned! This is only the beginning!