"Spark" Your Students This Year

I saw this TEDxTC post on Pender Makin's blog, "Views from the Fringe of Public Education." Pender is the Director of the REAL School in RSU #14 and the Maine Principal of the Year.

In his "Sparks: How Youth Thrive" presentation,  Peter Benson, the CEO of Search Institute, inspires us to think about how we can "light the fires" of creativity and resiliency in our students by asking the simple question: "What gives you joy and energy?" Not only do we need to find that spark in each of our students, but we also need to nourish those sparks during their short time with us.

As you know, we can and do make a tremendous difference in the lives of our students.

Hope your school year is filled with energy and joy!