Culture Of Potential
Potential is defined as having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future. I think the majority of educators understand that it is our obligation to see the potential in our students, our team, our school, and also in ourselves. We seek to understand and learn how we can improve ourselves and those around us to be something more in the future. As I reflect back on my years in education, I see so many instances where recognizing both the potential of others and myself lead to both doing so much more than originally thought possible. In addition, it is always important to acknowledge the challenges you may encounter, however, you can not let them blur the innate potential in people or situations. I separate potential into two categories: “positive” potential which focuses on improvement and/or growth and “negative” potential , or better yet, lack of potential , which is when a person lacks focus and growth which results in that person o