"Just because we are stuck with their policies doesn't mean we need to be stuck with their mindset." Michael Fullan

Sometimes someone makes one statement, and it sticks with us for hours or days after we walk away. At the Auckland Education Festival, Michael Fullan made a powerful statement in a Q&A session. He said, "Just because we are stuck with their policies doesn't mean we need to be stuck with their mindset." I have a great deal of respect for Michael, and I could not get his words off my mind. I realized, as I have at other times before, I was letting someone else's opinion of us, control my thoughts.

There have been times when I have had deficit thinking. Writing a blog three times a week always brings out the potential to focus on the negative...depending on the week I am having. There is a difference between a negative blog, and one that criticizes bad policies.

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