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"The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker."

-- Helen Keller (1880-1968)

What's the value of gathering up teachers from all across a whole portion of a state and bringing them together? What's the value of focusing on the Arts? What's the value of spending hours and hours singing & dancing? What's the value of firing up professionals with the understanding of the power that exists in their lesson plans? What's the power of the next generation of children??

Hard to quantify. Easy to grasp. Hard to calculate. Easy to recognize. Hard to total. Easy to observe...... Just look at these pictures.

I have always loved this quote from Helen Keller. Truth be told I have always loved Helen Keller: her life, her story, her amazing contribution to education, her determination, her spunk, her insight, her forging whole new frontiers..... well actually I've always been a big fan of Annie Sulivan...... but that may be a whole different post all together.

What is the value of one teacher? What is the value of one classroom in the heart of one child, in the scheme of one family, in the fabric of one community? Hard to calculate? I believe with my whole heart in the insight provided above by Helen Keller, "The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heros, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker."

Look at the enthusiasm sparkling in the photos above. I believe this is evidence, of an aggregate of tiny pushes, documentation of honest workers, honest workers further empowered now to go on and push all the harder. I honestly believe that the world can be moved by the power of the children, as a result of the teachers aggragate power thru their combined tiny pushes.

Meet the honest workers.

Start counting the tiny pushes.

See the world change.