At the close of every school year, I celebrate one final night with my 6th grade students. I love to leave them with something to think about. Something to inspire. One year, I shared the Apple commercial “Think Different.” This year? I think it will be this. I know, it’s a car commercial. I’m not trying to sell kids on cars, I’m trying to get kids to buy into the idea that they can go anywhere, be anything, do anything. Just listen to the words. When people ask the question “What’s education really about?” I think this just might be the answer. Imagine the voice over of this video, read by a student, over photos from your classroom throughout the year. The truth is, inspiration is everywhere. Even in a car commerical. :)
Let’s go places.
Not just the ones you can find on a map.
But the ones you can find in your heart.
Let’s go beyond everything we know
and embrace everything we don’t
and once we’ve reached our destination,
let’s keep going.
Because inspiration doesn’t favor those who sit still.
It’s dances with the daring
and rewards the courageous with ideas that
excite, challenge, even inspire.
Ideas that take you places you never imagined.
Ideas big enough, and powerful enough,
to make the heart skip a beat,
and in some cases, maybe two.
-Toyota