A few years ago, I attended a Promise Keepers conference. Promise Keepers is a Christian organization for men with a core mission of building strong marriages and families. This was held at the former Hoosier Dome and it was jam packed. One of the speakers was a black minister whose name escapes me. Booming voice…very articulate. His speech began by stating that people many times over the years commented that he was “colored”. “Colored?”, he asked all of us rhetorically. He found amusement in that because these comments came from white people. Amusement? Yes, amusement. He said that “white” people are only “white” part of the time and that they change colors multiple times a day. He cited that we are “blue” with sadness, “green” with envy, “pink” with embarrassment, “yellow” with a lack of courage, and “red” with rage. He ended that segment with, “And you all have the audacity to call me colored!” Chuckle.
Red should be a prominent color in education; except for the grading pen. I would hope that all educators be red with passion! After all, isn’t that why you got into this business, anyway? Right? It could not have been because you had zero passion for working with kids. Wasn’t it because you wanted to make a difference in the lives of kids…maybe even because a former teacher of yours made a profound difference in your life? We have all had so called “bad” days; maybe even to the point where you were “red” with anger…and showed it quite vividly. This writer is guilty as charged. Advice = step back, count to ten, take a walk, refocus, think before reacting, and remember that a lot of eyes are watching you and will learn from your example. Working on that myself; especially in this latest battle. If our face is red, let it be red with passion for what we do!
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The Browns play against the Indianapolis Colts on the shores of Lake Erie this weekend. Weather forecast is brutal…Colts play indoors, right? Hoping that Andrew runs out of luck.
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