We interviewed 67 teacher candidates during a three-day stint this week. What a marathon! Although many things must take place to get Neil Armstrong Academy up and running, I’m convinced nothing is more crucial than hiring the right teachers. After the week I just completed, I can tell you emphatically we’re off to a great start!
One candidate shared a thought with me I found rather significant. We were discussing the recent naming of the STEM school by the Granite Board of Education. We talked about the fact virtually no pictures were taken of Neil Armstrong while he was on the moon. In fact, one of the most famous pictures of Neil Armstrong on the moon is actually nothing more than a reflection of him in Buzz Aldrin’s visor. This candidate pointed out how appropriate and symbolic that is for our role as educators in this new school. Students are, without a doubt, the whole picture. As educators, we do everything we can to empower, direct, and facilitate them and their thinking. But, in the end, we hope to be little more than the “reflection in the visor.”
Thank you to that candidate for sharing a powerful perspective and one with which I agree whole heartedly.
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