Your car. Comfortable seats. You know it has that scratch when you got to close to your mailbox. That whir when you start it, it’s familiar. Even the spot on the back seat where you daughter spilled her breakfast, it’s familiar. Remember when you got the new car? It was exciting. It had the “new car smell.” You were never sure just how quickly to take off and sometimes you even peeled out and then looked around to see if anyone noticed. You couldn’t find the headlights in the dark and your wipers went crazy. Now? You can turn the wipers on without looking. You came to enjoy something better by letting go of something comfortable.
Your favorite lesson plan. Your time-tested unit plan. Your room arrangement. Your PowerPoint slides. Your delivery of content. Your assessment strategy. The way things have always been done. Comfortable. Familiar. Safe. Sometimes it’s time for a test drive. It’s time to just peel out, go somewhere new, and take a chance. Sometimes the only thing that holds us back from better is ourselves.
Fasten your seatbelts. Leave your comfort zone. Better is just around the corner.
