Sunday Night Dose Of Joy: Alan November’s “Purpose”
It’s Sunday night…do you know where your teacher bag is?
If you’re like me, you’re probably doing the split-personality dance of revving down from the weekend and revving up for the week. While this blog is mostly about Best Practices in the Classroom, every Sunday I’m going to try and bring you a Sunday Night Dose of Joy – something to inspire you and give you a mental pep rally for the coming week.
Tonight is a short (16 minutes) clip from a TEDx talk by Alan November. I’ve had the privledge of being in his audience twice now, and each time I walk away feeling uplifted and inspired. It helps that the guy is always smiling.
If you have the chance to go see him, DO IT.
In the meantime, here’s your Dose o’ Joy.
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You’ve gotta love Alan.
I have a bad case of the “Sunday Nights” after a splendid weekend away in Ocala and Gainesville. So after catching up on email, my calendar, graduation invitations, I just googled ‘Sunday Night and teachers’ and there’s my old pal Alan. In working with Alan in the 80s, I learned that whatever you do for students, dive in and do it with gusto. His attitude and energy are contagious.
Thanks for sharing!
Meg Dillon
Thank you for commenting! I have been lucky enough to see him speak twice, and I always walk away inspired. I had a great weekend, and the day is creeping away from me. I think I’ll watch it again. (Shout out to Florida! I used to live in Orlando.)