Through the creation of TEDx, I have quite literally learned that if every child gathered around a colorful carpet with cookies or brownies and created something that was their very own message to the world (and we did this consistently), as tiny humans, we would see a lot more healed hearts and steady souls. 

There is so much rush and so little time for talking. I actually just recently came upon a TED Talk I found particularly important about the teaching career as a whole. And what the speaker mentioned was the fact that the magic of teaching is in storytelling. And ironically, storytelling is the exact thing we constantly tell our students they "cannot do" because we are moving from one topic to the next in the classroom so fast that there isn't time for storytelling. A brilliant teacher is a brilliant storyteller-someone who knows how to weave the stories and lessons of the world coherently but also in a way that creates magic inside the soul. And a storyteller also must allow his or her students to tell stories too. For there is no magic when the storytelling is just one-sided. For storytelling is a back and forth dialogue that requires special consideration but also active listening on behalf of the storyteller too. 

As teachers we are attempting to tell magical stories but also must realize that creating individuals who can tell a story and spark magic is equally as important. For the individuals we teach are the future storytellers of the world. How can you learn to tell your story without any practice? School should not just be silence. Silence creates an "I can't" mentality whereas chatter creates this sense of "I will" conquer the world and all the magic inside of it.