24th September 2012 it’s 1030am it’s been a normal day so far after the
been a normal day so far after the
been a normal day so far after the morning assembly the kids are working on
morning assembly the kids are working on
morning assembly the kids are working on an art project when suddenly this little
an art project when suddenly this little
an art project when suddenly this little girl talks into my classroom stands
girl talks into my classroom stands
girl talks into my classroom stands right in front of who looks at me and
right in front of who looks at me and
right in front of who looks at me and picks a couple into sort of touch when
picks a couple into sort of touch when
picks a couple into sort of touch when she’s banging and then she says person
she’s banging and then she says person
she’s banging and then she says person cut a movie tabasco is no more
cut a movie tabasco is no more
cut a movie tabasco is no more cumbersome was a nine year old Sparky I
cumbersome was a nine year old Sparky I
cumbersome was a nine year old Sparky I child in my classroom and also one of my
child in my classroom and also one of my
child in my classroom and also one of my biggest fans she loved everything I do
biggest fans she loved everything I do
biggest fans she loved everything I do and my days where incomplete without her
and my days where incomplete without her
and my days where incomplete without her thank you notes and her hugs she was
thank you notes and her hugs she was
thank you notes and her hugs she was struggling with the couple of subjects
struggling with the couple of subjects
struggling with the couple of subjects here in there but working very hard but
here in there but working very hard but
here in there but working very hard but faith and something completely different
faith and something completely different
faith and something completely different cranford it took me some time to sort of
cranford it took me some time to sort of
cranford it took me some time to sort of comprehend what was happening and when I
comprehend what was happening and when I
comprehend what was happening and when I finally did I have no idea what my
finally did I have no idea what my
finally did I have no idea what my teacher training and taught me how to
teacher training and taught me how to
teacher training and taught me how to lesson plan how to work with difficult
lesson plan how to work with difficult
lesson plan how to work with difficult parents how to work with
parents how to work with
parents how to work with and masters principles other Pickers and
and masters principles other Pickers and
and masters principles other Pickers and this gamut of stakeholders but very
this gamut of stakeholders but very
this gamut of stakeholders but very slightly missed out on death and I
slightly missed out on death and I
slightly missed out on death and I wasn’t prepared well I don’t think that
wasn’t prepared well I don’t think that
wasn’t prepared well I don’t think that ever prepared for them and more so often
ever prepared for them and more so often
ever prepared for them and more so often I hear I immediately ran the funeral
I hear I immediately ran the funeral
I hear I immediately ran the funeral before it reads the graveyard the human
before it reads the graveyard the human
before it reads the graveyard the human was over I solo para Mis coming back and
was over I solo para Mis coming back and
was over I solo para Mis coming back and let me tell you I had never wanted to
let me tell you I had never wanted to
let me tell you I had never wanted to see someone so badly I’ve never wanted
see someone so badly I’ve never wanted
see someone so badly I’ve never wanted to see someone so badly ever in my life
to see someone so badly ever in my life
to see someone so badly ever in my life Hillary by the time I reached the three
Hillary by the time I reached the three
Hillary by the time I reached the three minerals oh ho i met her tan my dad was
minerals oh ho i met her tan my dad was
minerals oh ho i met her tan my dad was this big red and i did not know what to
this big red and i did not know what to
this big red and i did not know what to say I just give him a hug it only son
say I just give him a hug it only son
say I just give him a hug it only son this come home I said I just want to go
this come home I said I just want to go
this come home I said I just want to go and visit the grave I walked in the back
and visit the grave I walked in the back
and visit the grave I walked in the back pointed towards his mouth with rose
pointed towards his mouth with rose
pointed towards his mouth with rose petals come on over and there was this
petals come on over and there was this
petals come on over and there was this black stone of the hospital in him this
black stone of the hospital in him this
black stone of the hospital in him this was my first time in mcgregor I I did
was my first time in mcgregor I I did
was my first time in mcgregor I I did not know what to feel because everything
not know what to feel because everything
not know what to feel because everything inside me was all over the place because
inside me was all over the place because
inside me was all over the place because for the first time I realized that a
for the first time I realized that a
for the first time I realized that a person I knew and I played with and I
person I knew and I played with and I
person I knew and I played with and I were to it was now a couple of feet
were to it was now a couple of feet
were to it was now a couple of feet under the ground covered with one with a
under the ground covered with one with a
under the ground covered with one with a very prosper for big feeling thank you
very prosper for big feeling thank you
very prosper for big feeling thank you very much for me I started crying I
very much for me I started crying I
very much for me I started crying I started questioning every single thing
started questioning every single thing
started questioning every single thing that I believe
that I believe
that I believe single thing that I knew I also been
single thing that I knew I also been
single thing that I knew I also been there for a couple of hours before the
there for a couple of hours before the
there for a couple of hours before the God came and asked me to leave because
God came and asked me to leave because
God came and asked me to leave because they were closing that face down I went
they were closing that face down I went
they were closing that face down I went back to the muscle cells and I sat down
back to the muscle cells and I sat down
back to the muscle cells and I sat down with her parents so I suppose to spot
with her parents so I suppose to spot
with her parents so I suppose to spot this way with the story because this
this way with the story because this
this way with the story because this story was last week is the biggest
story was last week is the biggest
story was last week is the biggest reality of reality check that I’ve ever
reality of reality check that I’ve ever
reality of reality check that I’ve ever had he told me that the reality I was
had he told me that the reality I was
had he told me that the reality I was the women it was very different from the
the women it was very different from the
the women it was very different from the reality my students little while I was
reality my students little while I was
reality my students little while I was equipment all fancy must keep a
equipment all fancy must keep a
equipment all fancy must keep a reference the moment I heard of Kegel
reference the moment I heard of Kegel
reference the moment I heard of Kegel other so who lived next to a bad bitch
other so who lived next to a bad bitch
other so who lived next to a bad bitch done did not even know that Pingu was a
done did not even know that Pingu was a
done did not even know that Pingu was a scare and that when she fell sick and
scare and that when she fell sick and
scare and that when she fell sick and mother resorted to age-old methods of
mother resorted to age-old methods of
mother resorted to age-old methods of old pads and things like that and by the
old pads and things like that and by the
old pads and things like that and by the time they took her to the doctor it was
time they took her to the doctor it was
time they took her to the doctor it was a little poodle I understood that the
a little poodle I understood that the
a little poodle I understood that the dreams and aspirations of the reality
dreams and aspirations of the reality
dreams and aspirations of the reality that I was trying to feel my children
that I was trying to feel my children
that I was trying to feel my children would not stand the moment they stepped
would not stand the moment they stepped
would not stand the moment they stepped out of my classroom and I think that was
out of my classroom and I think that was
out of my classroom and I think that was the very moment when I realized that had
the very moment when I realized that had
the very moment when I realized that had stepped into something which is much
stepped into something which is much
stepped into something which is much bigger than myself and then it will
bigger than myself and then it will
bigger than myself and then it will become part of us who even make a
become part of us who even make a
become part of us who even make a significant angle which is why I am
significant angle which is why I am
significant angle which is why I am really happy today they stand and
really happy today they stand and
really happy today they stand and standing in front of fuel a lot of
standing in front of fuel a lot of
standing in front of fuel a lot of people who I see a lot of people who are
people who I see a lot of people who are
people who I see a lot of people who are passionate and ready to be ignited and
passionate and ready to be ignited and
passionate and ready to be ignited and it gives me a lot of hope that we can
it gives me a lot of hope that we can
it gives me a lot of hope that we can together may go
together may go
together may go miss to living so I am strength ey when
miss to living so I am strength ey when
miss to living so I am strength ey when I realize that these not structured
I realize that these not structured
I realize that these not structured stopping me from sleeping a trifle sort
stopping me from sleeping a trifle sort
stopping me from sleeping a trifle sort of disturbing me from sleeping at night
of disturbing me from sleeping at night
of disturbing me from sleeping at night we’re actually remains of twins that I
we’re actually remains of twins that I
we’re actually remains of twins that I did not use when I was done guess I was
did not use when I was done guess I was
did not use when I was done guess I was meant to flash long before I was 21 but
meant to flash long before I was 21 but
meant to flash long before I was 21 but anyway I decided to take the leap a
anyway I decided to take the leap a
anyway I decided to take the leap a point frame to be an engineer walk into
point frame to be an engineer walk into
point frame to be an engineer walk into a classroom and I got a believer or
a classroom and I got a believer or
a classroom and I got a believer or press me when I saw my students might I
press me when I saw my students might I
press me when I saw my students might I knew that you did not have to die go to
knew that you did not have to die go to
knew that you did not have to die go to heaven heaven was right there and these
heaven heaven was right there and these
heaven heaven was right there and these days i work with teachers very closely i
days i work with teachers very closely i
days i work with teachers very closely i teach them how to re help them and class
teach them how to re help them and class
teach them how to re help them and class those wings which are neatly tucked
those wings which are neatly tucked
those wings which are neatly tucked under the heavy bags that were our
under the heavy bags that were our
under the heavy bags that were our children that he had read it is that
children that he had read it is that
children that he had read it is that from each other supposed to help
from each other supposed to help
from each other supposed to help students find their purpose and reach
students find their purpose and reach
students find their purpose and reach their potential but i have seen a
their potential but i have seen a
their potential but i have seen a completely different story i have
completely different story i have
completely different story i have learned more as a teacher and that is
learned more as a teacher and that is
learned more as a teacher and that is why i strongly recommend eating as one
why i strongly recommend eating as one
why i strongly recommend eating as one of the pools of finding yourself one
of the pools of finding yourself one
of the pools of finding yourself one thing they know is that we all of us
thing they know is that we all of us
thing they know is that we all of us have this one almond big burgers and
have this one almond big burgers and
have this one almond big burgers and then we yes or no we all are looking for
then we yes or no we all are looking for
then we yes or no we all are looking for happiness and peace at the end of it
happiness and peace at the end of it
happiness and peace at the end of it right right yeah our definitions of
right right yeah our definitions of
right right yeah our definitions of happiness and peace may be very
happiness and peace may be very
happiness and peace may be very different and we may have our
different and we may have our
different and we may have our ways of seeking happiness and peace but
ways of seeking happiness and peace but
ways of seeking happiness and peace but at the end of the day we are all looking
at the end of the day we are all looking
at the end of the day we are all looking for happiness and these but the funny
for happiness and these but the funny
for happiness and these but the funny thing is this there is no one action or
thing is this there is no one action or
thing is this there is no one action or thing or means or person who can give
thing or means or person who can give
thing or means or person who can give you the happiness or peace it’s a
you the happiness or peace it’s a
you the happiness or peace it’s a constant pursuit of understanding
constant pursuit of understanding
constant pursuit of understanding yourself one thing that I’ve understood
yourself one thing that I’ve understood
yourself one thing that I’ve understood in the last 37 years of being is that
in the last 37 years of being is that
in the last 37 years of being is that there is no one solution there is just a
there is no one solution there is just a
there is no one solution there is just a constant increase in the depth of
constant increase in the depth of
constant increase in the depth of understanding the elements in hand what
understanding the elements in hand what
understanding the elements in hand what makes you ugly what makes you sad what
makes you ugly what makes you sad what
makes you ugly what makes you sad what makes you happy and everything in
makes you happy and everything in
makes you happy and everything in between and beyond them so the question
between and beyond them so the question
between and beyond them so the question is how do you understand yourself how do
is how do you understand yourself how do
is how do you understand yourself how do you do that and there are multiple ways
you do that and there are multiple ways
you do that and there are multiple ways to do it but one thing that worked for
to do it but one thing that worked for
to do it but one thing that worked for me and I’ve seen many people go to that
me and I’ve seen many people go to that
me and I’ve seen many people go to that same experience was teacher teaching has
same experience was teacher teaching has
same experience was teacher teaching has been the single most part foolish things
been the single most part foolish things
been the single most part foolish things in my life and I have seen I have
in my life and I have seen I have
in my life and I have seen I have actually teaching gave me this
actually teaching gave me this
actually teaching gave me this opportunity to live multiple lives in
opportunity to live multiple lives in
opportunity to live multiple lives in within one life I lived many lives
within one life I lived many lives
within one life I lived many lives through all the stories that my students
through all the stories that my students
through all the stories that my students wrote so all the different boxes who are
wrote so all the different boxes who are
wrote so all the different boxes who are the conversations that I had with them
the conversations that I had with them
the conversations that I had with them with everything that they chose to ruin
with everything that they chose to ruin
with everything that they chose to ruin everything that the truth got through
everything that the truth got through
everything that the truth got through all these experiences together brought
all these experiences together brought
all these experiences together brought me closer to myself help me understand
me closer to myself help me understand
me closer to myself help me understand myself a little bit better and even
myself a little bit better and even
myself a little bit better and even today when I
today when I
today when I fastens i know i said a little bit
fastens i know i said a little bit
fastens i know i said a little bit brighter than when I had walk so at the
brighter than when I had walk so at the
brighter than when I had walk so at the real small scoring musharraf Valley
real small scoring musharraf Valley
real small scoring musharraf Valley illustrate this whole understanding
illustrate this whole understanding
illustrate this whole understanding feels so push go is the small child in
feels so push go is the small child in
feels so push go is the small child in my classroom the story even the story
my classroom the story even the story
my classroom the story even the story happening instead she’s around language
happening instead she’s around language
happening instead she’s around language is extremely shy as a small group of
is extremely shy as a small group of
is extremely shy as a small group of friends and she does everything with
friends and she does everything with
friends and she does everything with them play with them studies with them
them play with them studies with them
them play with them studies with them and only comes to them to everyone talk
and only comes to them to everyone talk
and only comes to them to everyone talk to me when I talked to her she looks
to me when I talked to her she looks
to me when I talked to her she looks down she doesn’t even look me that and
down she doesn’t even look me that and
down she doesn’t even look me that and she is very hard-working but the problem
she is very hard-working but the problem
she is very hard-working but the problem was that I was from playing whoo teacher
was that I was from playing whoo teacher
was that I was from playing whoo teacher I was struggling to find that right way
I was struggling to find that right way
I was struggling to find that right way who reaches simple things like letter
who reaches simple things like letter
who reaches simple things like letter someone’s place values and number sense
someone’s place values and number sense
someone’s place values and number sense and I was doing everything I tried
and I was doing everything I tried
and I was doing everything I tried everything from extra lessons preventing
everything from extra lessons preventing
everything from extra lessons preventing her a penniless involved prove these
her a penniless involved prove these
her a penniless involved prove these fantasy manipulatives that I got online
fantasy manipulatives that I got online
fantasy manipulatives that I got online I reached out to my coach to my pills
I reached out to my coach to my pills
I reached out to my coach to my pills for everyone possible to find a solution
for everyone possible to find a solution
for everyone possible to find a solution but nothing worked and then this happen
but nothing worked and then this happen
but nothing worked and then this happen through the Saturday morning like it’s
through the Saturday morning like it’s
through the Saturday morning like it’s very giving then regular 30-minute back
very giving then regular 30-minute back
very giving then regular 30-minute back to be here says smooth I usually give
to be here says smooth I usually give
to be here says smooth I usually give push back a couple of other children 15
push back a couple of other children 15
push back a couple of other children 15 extra minutes to solve their assessments
extra minutes to solve their assessments
extra minutes to solve their assessments but on this day I took khushboo spent
but on this day I took khushboo spent
but on this day I took khushboo spent paper away after the first 50 million
paper away after the first 50 million
paper away after the first 50 million bail and I collected the other papers
bail and I collected the other papers
bail and I collected the other papers they went an done spring them in my bag
they went an done spring them in my bag
they went an done spring them in my bag when this other child for my classroom
when this other child for my classroom
when this other child for my classroom fizza walks up to me and asks me a very
fizza walks up to me and asks me a very
fizza walks up to me and asks me a very simple question well yeah why did you
simple question well yeah why did you
simple question well yeah why did you take push newspaper 15 minutes before
take push newspaper 15 minutes before
take push newspaper 15 minutes before you were supposed to do i do because i
you were supposed to do i do because i
you were supposed to do i do because i haven’t ordered so I know she’ll not be
haven’t ordered so I know she’ll not be
haven’t ordered so I know she’ll not be able to finish it and then I was facing
able to finish it and then I was facing
able to finish it and then I was facing my food
my food
my food something that I was running away from
something that I was running away from
something that I was running away from but I was brought face to face with food
but I was brought face to face with food
but I was brought face to face with food that I have lost all my belief inclusion
that I have lost all my belief inclusion
that I have lost all my belief inclusion and loss I’m here Englishman and that’s
and loss I’m here Englishman and that’s
and loss I’m here Englishman and that’s a space you don’t want to begin as a
a space you don’t want to begin as a
a space you don’t want to begin as a region you don’t want to realize where
region you don’t want to realize where
region you don’t want to realize where you don’t want to actually go straight
you don’t want to actually go straight
you don’t want to actually go straight then your hips and that’s where I was so
then your hips and that’s where I was so
then your hips and that’s where I was so this is what kids to school select
this is what kids to school select
this is what kids to school select minerals they don’t judge me they show
minerals they don’t judge me they show
minerals they don’t judge me they show you exactly the way you were and that’s
you exactly the way you were and that’s
you exactly the way you were and that’s pretty scary because you can’t lie to
pretty scary because you can’t lie to
pretty scary because you can’t lie to yourself you are seeing yourself do
yourself you are seeing yourself do
yourself you are seeing yourself do exactly the same things as much render
exactly the same things as much render
exactly the same things as much render this movement grab some movement and so
this movement grab some movement and so
this movement grab some movement and so we sit if you think of it your
we sit if you think of it your
we sit if you think of it your classrooms are like these down studios
classrooms are like these down studios
classrooms are like these down studios but we are not really preparing for the
but we are not really preparing for the
but we are not really preparing for the next whole thing you can dance you are
next whole thing you can dance you are
next whole thing you can dance you are correcting and 12 cleaning your moves
correcting and 12 cleaning your moves
correcting and 12 cleaning your moves that you do the steps that you take in
that you do the steps that you take in
that you do the steps that you take in life pretty amazing right how many of us
life pretty amazing right how many of us
life pretty amazing right how many of us have fun of eating mega I mean and
have fun of eating mega I mean and
have fun of eating mega I mean and that’s why I think eating is something
that’s why I think eating is something
that’s why I think eating is something that all of us should go at least once
that all of us should go at least once
that all of us should go at least once in a lifetime the world needs people who
in a lifetime the world needs people who
in a lifetime the world needs people who can give others a second chance the
can give others a second chance the
can give others a second chance the world needs people who love
world needs people who love
world needs people who love unconditionally the world needs people
unconditionally the world needs people
unconditionally the world needs people who can see beyond what the eyes and
who can see beyond what the eyes and
who can see beyond what the eyes and personal the world needs people who know
personal the world needs people who know
personal the world needs people who know what they’re strong in what was then we
what they’re strong in what was then we
what they’re strong in what was then we other vices and most importantly people
other vices and most importantly people
other vices and most importantly people who know what are the consequences of
who know what are the consequences of
who know what are the consequences of your actions and eating is this magical
your actions and eating is this magical
your actions and eating is this magical experience that brings you closer to
experience that brings you closer to
experience that brings you closer to being this person and I can vouch for
being this person and I can vouch for
being this person and I can vouch for that I have seen that happen time and
that I have seen that happen time and
that I have seen that happen time and again we’ve been my experience of the
again we’ve been my experience of the
again we’ve been my experience of the picture in bflo as a mutuality of staff
picture in bflo as a mutuality of staff
picture in bflo as a mutuality of staff member or currently in my work with
member or currently in my work with
member or currently in my work with simple Education Corporation I see
simple Education Corporation I see
simple Education Corporation I see eating transcoding lives right any and
eating transcoding lives right any and
eating transcoding lives right any and that’s why I urge you to go and find the
that’s why I urge you to go and find the
that’s why I urge you to go and find the classroom that means or rather find the
classroom that means or rather find the
classroom that means or rather find the classroom that unique and while we’re in
classroom that unique and while we’re in
classroom that unique and while we’re in the process of building a better you Ed
the process of building a better you Ed
the process of building a better you Ed become wollaston so for each if you
become wollaston so for each if you
become wollaston so for each if you haven’t already because I kind of on the
haven’t already because I kind of on the
haven’t already because I kind of on the truth of this scale and in this very
truth of this scale and in this very
truth of this scale and in this very cliche every teacher there is this but
cliche every teacher there is this but
cliche every teacher there is this but that does not take away from how
that does not take away from how
that does not take away from how Providence my children that’s in Italy
Providence my children that’s in Italy
Providence my children that’s in Italy taught me more than what I have so yeah
taught me more than what I have so yeah
taught me more than what I have so yeah voltage and I would like to wish you all
voltage and I would like to wish you all
voltage and I would like to wish you all the best for the transformational turn
the best for the transformational turn
the best for the transformational turn once is faculty should rien
once is faculty should rien
once is faculty should rien [Applause]
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