"Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it." --- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
For some reason my most vivid memory from student teaching was my cooperating teacher's use of the word "bold." One of her most difficult students was acting out, and before walking over to redirect him she said to me, "Oh, he is bold. Isn't he?" I remember thinking it was an odd way to describe a student who was acting out. As I continued student teaching, I noticed other teachers using the word "bold" to describe other difficult students. Often times teachers put a positive spin on a student's negative actions. Little Johnny who colors out of the lines is "creative" or "working on his fine motor." Little Suzy who talks non-stop should "become an actress, or a lawyer" or is "very social."
I wonder how often I was "bold" as a child? I can remember one day in first or second grade I was extremely "bold." My teacher had stepped out of the room to talk to the principal, and for whatever reason I began screaming a quote from one of my favorite stories, Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak. At the top of my lungs I began belting out:
WHOOPY ONCE! WHOOPY TWICE! WHOOPY CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE!!!!
I think I got about three times in before the principal opened the door and shouted, "WHOEVER IS WHOOPY-ING NEEDS TO STOP IMMEDIATELY!"
I can remember feeling embarrassed, but what was more powerful was the thought that she had no idea who had done it. I was safe.
As an adult, I have a desire to be "bold." To act out. To whoopy out loud. However, not with anyone behind closed doors. My boldness comes from acting out against norms I have created in my own life, little changes that seem radical to me, but probably very normal to others. Each day I find myself a bit bolder. I am not where I was yesterday, I am not where I will be tomorrow, but I am where I am today, and today I choose to be bold, happy, and confident.
Thank you, Jackie, for the book of quotes and the little bits of inspiration you send me through out each week. :)
And now....Whooopy once, whoopy twice, whoopy chicken soup with rice! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNBzJlpwChU
For some reason my most vivid memory from student teaching was my cooperating teacher's use of the word "bold." One of her most difficult students was acting out, and before walking over to redirect him she said to me, "Oh, he is bold. Isn't he?" I remember thinking it was an odd way to describe a student who was acting out. As I continued student teaching, I noticed other teachers using the word "bold" to describe other difficult students. Often times teachers put a positive spin on a student's negative actions. Little Johnny who colors out of the lines is "creative" or "working on his fine motor." Little Suzy who talks non-stop should "become an actress, or a lawyer" or is "very social."
I wonder how often I was "bold" as a child? I can remember one day in first or second grade I was extremely "bold." My teacher had stepped out of the room to talk to the principal, and for whatever reason I began screaming a quote from one of my favorite stories, Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak. At the top of my lungs I began belting out:
WHOOPY ONCE! WHOOPY TWICE! WHOOPY CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE!!!!
I think I got about three times in before the principal opened the door and shouted, "WHOEVER IS WHOOPY-ING NEEDS TO STOP IMMEDIATELY!"
I can remember feeling embarrassed, but what was more powerful was the thought that she had no idea who had done it. I was safe.
As an adult, I have a desire to be "bold." To act out. To whoopy out loud. However, not with anyone behind closed doors. My boldness comes from acting out against norms I have created in my own life, little changes that seem radical to me, but probably very normal to others. Each day I find myself a bit bolder. I am not where I was yesterday, I am not where I will be tomorrow, but I am where I am today, and today I choose to be bold, happy, and confident.
Thank you, Jackie, for the book of quotes and the little bits of inspiration you send me through out each week. :)
And now....Whooopy once, whoopy twice, whoopy chicken soup with rice! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNBzJlpwChU