On the Way to Quality

One of our Esperanza founding board members--Flavia McKnight-- shared this on Facebook.  I feel it fits perfectly with our "quality school" pillar.  So does this Facebook posting by Carlos Linares:  Stop thinking you’re not ready. Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises. Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones, which means we won’t feel totally comfortable at first.

Seeing the Magic Happen

On Facebook Darren Beck shared a diagram that I really liked that showed that magic happens outside of our comfort zone. Then this morning I was sent the following from the "word a day" listserve.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
If they give you ruled paper, write the other way. -Juan Ramon Jimenez, poet, Nobel Prize in literature (1881-1958)

Both of these are a reminder that if we want Esperanza to be a one of a kind excellent school, we must be willing to move out of our comfort zones and "write" in another way. That is when we will see the magic!