On the “Road” 2pm
There is much to celebrate here today. With Wellington closed ‘til further notice die to high winds a very able and supportive AirNZ checkin crew member at Napier Airport transferred my flight and I’m now flying via Auckland, sitting next to a very charismatic karate club from Hawke’s Bay on their way to Brisbane for a championship challenge. As I look out the window at the complete whiteout IO wonder how the flight crew can see where they’re going let alone negotiation through a very windy, rough day. But we’re all sitting comfortably; secure in the knowledge “they know where they’re heading”.
But can we afford to do that in the rest of our lives? There are students (and parents) out there who are all sitting comfortably; secure in the knowledge “they know where they’re heading”. The “they” referred to in the last sentence being schools and educators.
There are two principal points that arise from this observation: Firstly, I’m not entirely convinced we know where we’re heading- especially in this 21st century environment. And secondly, you can no longer be a passenger on this journey called “education”. It is up to each one of us to identify our goals and let that denote the flight path of our education.
I’m going to stop now before I stretch this analogue too far.
