dr. tyson’s keynote
I found Dr. Tyson’s keynote to be very inspiring. I really appreciated how he was able to illustrate the unlocking of potential in middle grades students. As I am TOSSing right now, I am really impressed by the amount of ability and intelligence I witness from this aged child on a daily basis. I was sometimes moved to tears or anger or given chills by the examples of the students’ work. I felt really sad that he wasn’t principal there anymore. I can only imagine how rewarding his hard work and dedicating to making the school a better place must have felt like for him.
I think that so many people want to write off school time and students of this age group as yoked by standards and test scores, and it’s becoming increasingly clear that in some ways they absolutely are, but with a little creativity I think the sky is the limit.
Dr. Tyson’s work is obviously extraordinary, but his passion is evident in his voice, and I think that’s something we could all do with emulate. If we all had just an ounce of his drive and vision when it comes to our students, imagine what the possibilities could be?
