tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566514794509319934.post4811755854688988300..comments2023-11-05T03:23:25.380-08:00Comments on Heart of Education: Paying It Forward - Always a Good IdeaTom Hierckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02338018066146730244noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566514794509319934.post-22542881702713275422011-02-28T14:20:05.005-08:002011-02-28T14:20:05.005-08:00Thanks Gino. I appreciate your insights on this o...Thanks Gino. I appreciate your insights on this one. The real joy in our profession comes in the dreaming of what can be. As I shared recently with a group in Toronto, the beauty of our work is not that we get to predict the future but that we get to create it.<br /><br />As for the playoffs, there is a line I recall from my childhood days in Montreal: "The Cup parade will take the usual route."Tom Hierckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338018066146730244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566514794509319934.post-10696876178933353432011-02-28T14:05:35.996-08:002011-02-28T14:05:35.996-08:00Beautiful, Tom.
Paying it forward, being an educa...Beautiful, Tom.<br /><br />Paying it forward, being an educator, is something we do in our lives and as an extension in our schools. "His eyes just danced" and "pure joy" - I step back and appreciate how you saw the dancing eyes and how they moved you. <br /><br />Your sensitivity to the moment, your full "awakeness" if you will, made the boy's night but perhaps the greater 'yield' will come in the father's retelling of this random act of kindness. <br /><br />The greater yield, like the hope that our students will become life long learners, is really unknown; however, all we can continue to do, both professionally and personally, is pay it forward and put our faith in the hope that our interactions will have a positive significance beyond the immediacy of the situation.<br /><br />Now, one last note, if you think the Montreal hockey gods are going to smile on this act by giving you a first round win, you're out of your mind!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566514794509319934.post-28268915628966990622011-02-27T17:37:10.264-08:002011-02-27T17:37:10.264-08:00Thanks Johnny. When I think about our role as edu...Thanks Johnny. When I think about our role as educators I'm reminded of the Chinese proverb that states "The one that plants the tree rarely gets to enjoy its shade." I think this is so true for us in this field. We must not stop planting and trust that our efforts will make a difference.Tom Hierckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338018066146730244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566514794509319934.post-36863545490377732262011-02-27T17:22:53.828-08:002011-02-27T17:22:53.828-08:00Good on you Tom! Enjoyed reading your post. How d...Good on you Tom! Enjoyed reading your post. How do you measure "paying it forward" in education? How do you measure touching hearts and inspiring minds? You may never find out what impact your gesture had on this little kid - you can only trust that you made a difference.J Bevacqua @jvbevacquahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310639769232238058noreply@blogger.com