Watch THIS.

Did you get goose bumps?  I did, and do every time I watch it.

Is it James Earl Jones and his commanding voice?  Or perhaps the beautiful writing, “dipped themselves in magic waters?”  It must be the music.  No, it's the light of dusk that coats all the scenes in a gold luster.

Actually, for me...it’s none of those things.  Instead, it is the pivotal moment when Ray needs to decide whether he’s going to follow a dream that he believes in or let the doubts of others sway his conviction.

Now watch THIS.

I imagine at some point many of you have used the phrase, “it’s as if we’re building a plane while flying it.”  This is most certainly true if you’ve been part of a start up venture. Especially relevant if your team practices the agile software development method where you launch a product with a base set of features and release new ones in short, rapid cycles.

My favorite line in this video is, “We’re not just building a plane, we’re building a dream.”

This year, the Almond staff has a dream to advance our work in personalizing learning for ALL students.  

Please join me at the principal updates prior each classroom visit session on Back to School Night.  I will provide you with some additional information about our dream and how WE WILL BUILD IT.  I hope that YOU COME!