What success I’ve had in the classroom — I think — boils down to the overt attempt to treat students like fellow human beings. I’m willing to share my ups and downs with them and willing to show that I don’t have all the answers, but will help them find their own answers with total effort.

Thanks for your perspective on life’s defining moments.
.-= Bob Batchelor´s last blog ..Should Scholars Keep Plugging Grunig’s Model Or Develop Theories That Work? =-.

I do whatever my natural reaction is to any given situation. I live my life how I choose, with the understanding that there are so many wild and wonderful twists and turns. I don’t anticipate anything, I just react.

“Do you get negative or do you seek the silver lining?”

After my initial reaction, I move on. If I feel emotional about what happened than I look at it further to see if I can learn something from the experience. My feelings tell me so much. I never see anything as a negative, it doesn’t serve me well to look at things that way. Trust me, I’ve tried that strategy for a long time

I LOVED it. And this totally reminded me of that perspective.