Heroes

In class today we watched a short video called Team Hoyt.  This is a news clip about a father and the unconditional love he has shown for his son.  They are both heroes in my eyes because the father loved his son enough that he wanted him to experience life just like anyone else, despite his handicap.  The son is heroic because he inspires others with handicaps to not let it stop them from achieving their goals.  He has graduated from college and is now working toward a master’s degree.  What an incredible team these two are!  How would our world be a better place if we were as selfless as this father, and as positive as they are with their “Yes, You Can!” motto!

After watching this video, what does it make you think of?  What makes someone a hero?  Who is your hero?  Would the world be a better place to live in if we all were as selfless as Dick Hoyt?

Crazy Dream

The night before school starts, I always have a hard time sleeping!  I’m excited to see everyone again, looking forward to a new class, nervous that my class might be awful ,  and worried I won’t have something very important ready for this class full of eager and high achieving students!!!  Do any of you ever feel this way?

Crazy Dream written by Shel Silverstein

Last night I had a crazy dream
That I was teachin’ school.
My teachers had turned into kids,
And I laid down the rules.

I gave ‘em a hundred hist’ry books
To memorize each night,
And made ‘em read ‘em on their heads
Without turnin’ on the light.

I sent ‘em on a field trip
To the outskirts of Mongolia,
And gave ‘em an overnight assignment
To grow a twenty-foot magnolia.

I asked ‘em how many awful grades
Can cause how many tears?
And if they got one answer wrong,
I just hung ‘em up by their ears.

And when they talked or laughed in class,
I pinched ‘em till they cried
Louder and louder- ’til I woke up
Feelin’ very satisfied.