Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Lessons from the Limb #2: The Legend of the Wolf

     Once upon a time there were two teachers who ruled over two independent domains.  Both of these teachers believed in the same things and worked closely together.  Then came this amazing opportunity - work together, combine kingdoms, unite forces.  They thought they were prepared.  They talked it all through.  They agreed on everything.  "Reader's Workshop?" one would suggest.  "Absolutely!" the other would reply.  "Morning Meeting?" one would put forth.  "But, of course," the other laughed back.  When it came to the big picture, everything was fairy dust, rainbows, and unicorns.



      But every interesting story must have a conflict, a plot twist.  When it came time to sort out the details, to get to the real work, something changed.  Out came the moon and these charming closely-aligned, collaborative teachers were transformed into:

ALPHA WOLVES BENT ON DOMINANCE!!!

     How does it end for our fairy tale heroines?  Is their alpha nature to be the downfall of our tale?

      As the moon slid back behind the clouds, the alpha teachers reverted to their normal forms, their rational selves.  They talked it out and realized they had learned another FLY AWAY: 

     You have to keep your eye on the bigger picture and communicate.  In the end, it really doesn't matter what font size your use or what color paper is chosen.  In the end, what matters is communication and taking care of your partnership.  Sometimes you have to cede control over the little things so you achieve a big picture vision that you couldn't do alone.

Still, better be careful around the full moon. Awwwww-whoooooo!!!


From the limb,

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