December 4, 2024
3 Lessons from Wicked that Educators Can Use Right About Now
Discover three powerful lessons from Wicked that educators can embrace to combat despair, spark action, and harness emotions as we navigate the challenges of teaching and learning in 2024 and beyond.
There’s a quote I love that I can’t find attributed to anyone: “A tradition is a story we tell ourselves, to tell ourselves who we are.” As an adult, I’ve never lived near my parents or brothers and sisters. My husband and I moved to Buffalo, N.Y., more than 20 years ago, and despite the weather (we’ve gotten two feet of snow in the last 24 hours), we’ve worked hard to create traditions that do, indeed, tell us who we are. Some are deep and meaningful, but others are more practical. One of the understandings my husband and I have had is that distraction is a great panacea for depression. Holidays can be rough, especially for two young married folks, far from home, with no chance of the full table of relatives and festivities. So, for as long as I remember, we’ve been going to a movie on Thanksgiving. Now, we have a family of our own, and this year we even had two “extras” around for parts of it; but going to the movies on Thanksgiving is an expression of who we are, so you can probably guess how excited I was to see that Wicked would be out in time for this year’s excursion. It did not disappoint, and as with most things, I immediately thought that there’s a message for educators! Here are three quotes from the movie that can provide us with some guideposts as we navigate the end of 2024 and move into 2025.
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