So Far Behind, I Thought I Was First

Solving World Peace

After watching an Easy Bib webinar on gamification. I googled upon teacher and author John Hunter and an interview by Karyn Peterson, World Peace, Infinite Possibilities: Educator John Hunter Talks to SLJ.

"So I am obligated to do the best that I possibly can every

moment".

I find this quote powerful. My philosophy as a librarian/media specialist and technology leader in my school is to the best of my ability help, serve and please my students, my teachers, my administrators, my staff members, and my community...in no special order on any given day. If you are a librarian/media specialist this will make sense.

My goal for the new school year is to continue to make sure OUR media center is the hub of our school...a place everyone is CONNECTED to! (should I get a charging station for mobile devices?) and where do I get one?

Thank you John Hunter for the inspiration! I'm going to continue to find out more about what everyone loves, who they are, and what they care about, I'm going to respect it...even if I don't love it! and I'm going to build upon it. And I'm going to remember and share one of my favorite quotes by John C. Maxwell - "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care".

I really don't plan on solving world peace today, my hopes are that I have made a difference in someones life. Like my 4th grade teacher that inspired me and made a difference...after all these years, I remember the paper mache globe...I may not solve world peace, but my globe turned out great...and I know where the continents and the oceans are...and I still remember 40 years later! Thank you Mrs. Ambrose!

And I am thankful that like John Hunter, my superintendent and principal are visionaries and very supportive of school library/media centers and what I do.

BTW...just talked to a friend, who is a trainer for a major cooperation that employees over 25,000 people. He uses the Jeopardy Game in his training for reinforcement, assessment and to liven up the program...I'll take World Peace for $200!

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