If we're part of the status quo, we're part
of the problem. #QuoteADay #Day237 #edchat #edu #ASCDL2L #MakeAChange
This morning I happened to be working out about fifteen
minutes earlier than usual. I was
checking my phone, and I noticed a new (or what I saw as new) hashtag,
#BFC530.
The gist is simple. A
fifteen minute convo at 5:30 AM ET around one question, seemingly to get the
brain juices flowing at that early hour.
And a great discussion it was. I engaged with some incredibly intriguing,
interested, and excited educators (many who I had yet to connect with), all who
were willing to share their thoughts around a question of what boiled down to
what makes success, and what makes failure (and is there, really, any
difference).
I’m always happy to try new things, and whenever I get the
chance to attend this chat, I will excitedly engage, simply because it was one
of the more different chat formats I’ve explored in a while, and the sheer
energy that many had that early in the morning was phenomenal. Truly.
One piece this mini-chat made me think about was the fact
that when it comes to success and failure, it is all about taking risk. And, as I tweeted out, “If we’re part of the
status quo, we’re part of the problem.”
I truly believe that if we’re happy with continuing the way
things are, then we aren’t challenging ourselves as much as we need to.
One of the best tweets of that fifteen minute time period
came from Kelly Stidham who wrote, “Passion doesn’t live in stagnant
water.” Again, the idea that when we let
things sit, we tend to quell creativity and innovation.
I’m a firm believer in taking risks and making change
regardless of the outcome. We need to
constantly be upsetting the apple cart if we’re going to find both the ripe and
rotten ones. There is no other option.
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