~:[CH15 - Day 112]:~ Liftoff

 
~:[CH15 - Day 112]:~ Liftoff

As we study about space and the Cold War, I allowed the students (after they finished their reading), to make a paper airplane as their "rocket" to see how far it could fly. For each of my periods, I made one to compete against them. Some failed, while others had theirs soar. I closed out the period by talking about how there were many failures on the road to their ultimate success in space. Just like that, I said, it was okay if their planes failed, as even the best and the brightest engineers failed on their path to eventual success. I am not sure if it registered with them, still yet, I am hoping that they all can show some grit and persevere when they fail. I hope that they never give up on what they hope to reach and eventually find their way to a liftoff towards their goals. I hope that instead of chasing the destination everyone is going, they find the one place that suits them and they take a path towards it. Many will not take a direct path and that's okay, but I just hope that they eventually get there. Only time will tell where we all end up, but if we keep working on it, we can gain and build the tools that we need to succeed so we can eventually find our way to a liftoff towards our goals and dreams.