Have you ever wondered what
the next generation can or will discover?
I recently read that the Polaroid camera came out of a 3-year-old girl's
asking, "Why do we have to wait for the picture?"
I was mesmerized this week as
approximately thirty seniors from our class of 2014 participated in a “Shark
Tank “project lead by an “out-of-the box” economics teacher. Team after team wooed me with their business
plans, energy and creativity in hopes that I, the “Shark Tank”, would invest in
their pseudo company. I was also intrigued by the sheer imagination
of each team. However, what really
caught my attention was the correlation between the “idea” and passion. Sports enthusiast’s creative ideas came as a
result of their love of the game and electronic savvy students created gadgets
that aided in their fascination of technology. Those obsessed with the
appearance created products to enhance their beauty and those that thrive on
high power and speed created “superchips” in hopes of pushing the envelope.
What I really learned was
that these days creativity
is a more essential skill than ever. I also learned a valuable lesson. When we as
adults encourage creativity and passion in our children, grandchildren and the
young people we come in contact with, they will not let us down. They will
invent and discover more than our souls can imagine and…remember they will shape
and create our future.
