We All Need Tooth Fairies
September 1, 2017
My nephew, Evan, lost a tooth last month. It’s what you do when you are 5. It was his first! Being 7, his brother continues to lose teeth too. The tooth fairy is camping out in my brother’s house for the next few years. This physical reminder of development; seeing an opening, a spot of bloody gum, reminds me that we are all constantly growing. It is a treat to see.
I often think we adults don’t have such noticeable indications of growth – ones that are so strikingly visible. Yet, we do grow and we should celebrate with our own version of tooth fairies. In my coaching work, I support individuals as they become clearer, stronger, and more assured. I see participants in my workshops sit up, increase their volume, and leave knowing more than they did when they walked in the room at 8am, heads high. They deserve celebration.
I often end a workshop with Peter Block’s question, “How might your world, and the world as a whole, be different as a result of your participation in this particular experience?” It is a tall order that the world can change in a day, but it sure can. That is why we are in the transformational business we are in. One tooth at a time. How can you be someone’s tooth fairy and celebrate their development?
If you have any questions, comments or topic suggestions, please feel free to email me at Jennifer@jenniferabrams.com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Cool Resources
Building Equity: Policies and Practices to Empower All Learners by Dominique Smith, Nancy Frey, Ian Pumpian and Douglas Fisher “imagines a school where every student-regardless of race, culture, home language, sexual orientation, gender identity, family income, academic history, and personal challenges – feels safe and valued.”
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique Morris. “For four years Monique W. Morris, author of Black Stats, chronicled the experiences of black girls across the country whose intricate lives are misunderstood, highly judged—by teachers, administrators, and the justice system—and degraded by the very institutions charged with helping them flourish. Morris shows how, despite obstacles, stigmas, stereotypes, and despair, black girls still find ways to breathe remarkable dignity into their lives in classrooms, juvenile facilities, and beyond.”
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