Week 7 Discussion 2 - The Cult of Success

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The Cult of Success

In a staff meeting, I would have my teachers participate in The Marshmallow Challenge. They would be divided into groups of 4. The goal is to construct a tower as high as possible using only spaghetti and masking tape. The marshmallow must be placed on the top of the tower. The tallest tower still standing unassisted wins. They will get twenty minutes to complete the challenge. After the challenge is done, the groups will talk about the successes and failures they encountered while trying to complete the activity. Through the discussion, I hope to hear that even though they had some failure that they didn’t give up. I would tell my staff that this is a great way to get the students thinking about failure and that failure doesn’t mean the end, but the beginning of another way to look at the situation and to become a better resourceful individual.

How have you been affected by rankings and ratings in your estimation of success?

As a teacher, ranking and ratings are used to evaluate my skills as a teacher through the Teacher Evaluation State System. Each year, I receive a score that determines if I have a job or not. It is disappointing that teachers are reduced to a score to determine their worth, but that is how the system is set-up to operate. For me, the ranking and rating haven’t affected me because I demonstrate my teaching skills well. However, I do know teachers who may rank well due to their teacher ratings.

How have these experiences influenced your assessment of success?

Through my experiences, I know that failure sometimes doesn’t mean the end; it is the beginning if I allow it to be. Failure means to find other ways to move forward in order to meet success. My experiences help me to make better choices for myself and my students’ learning. The world is always changing and I must change with it if I want to succeed. I have to remember that nothing stays the same because it is always evolving. Leading and teaching are always also evolving. Failure is just another word that means a new beginning.