Friday, July 13, 2012
Wk 1 Reading Blog Post: The Art of Possibility (1-4)
This weeks reading is in regards to chapters 1-4 within The Art of Possibility and Benjamin Zander’s TED presentation. While viewing Benjamin Zander, I was completely in tune with what he was proclaiming. What I came away with from watch the TED conference with Mr. Zanders is that possibilities are endless if you open up your mind and allow yourself to be vulnerable to change. He utilized a famous musical piece by Frederic Chopin to demonstrate how any possibilities could be influenced by the smallest spark of imagination.
Within chapter one in The Art of Possibility, the premise is as an individual, you must keep persevering because you may unlock another dimension to your thinking. Possibilities become available when you break through the barriers that have been pre-installed into your thought process.
Within chapter 2 of The Art of Possibility, this chapter discusses the points that the universe is made up of new possibilities and there is not just a standard answer for something. Everything must be reinvented because there is a different way of looking at it.
Chapter three discusses that we as human beings must not approach and interact with others in such a way that we judge them on our standards. Give everyone the same justification, the highest possible grade; an A. If we do this then we are giving that person the possibility to be the best that they can be, based on themselves, not by our standards or anyone else’s. This chapter was really enjoyable to read because being a first grade teacher, we as educators often place a grade to measure our students. As a society, maybe we have this wrong. Is it possible for educators to implement a better way of measurement that aligns with the achievement standards in which we have set in place for our students?
Chapter four goes through how an individual can be less self absorbed and more influential to those around them. Some people understand this to be important but are unaware of how they can go about this dramatic change. For you, you must accept the fact that you ARE a contribution, not just simple an option for someone. We all make a difference.
