How Fascinating!

As part of the week-long induction process for my new school (post about this to come soon) we were shown the following video from Ben Zander; the conductor for the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra.

During his talk, I took away the following points:

• You can not learn anything without making a mistake.
  Mistakes can be fascinating and need to be celebrated as much as success.

• A vision has to be for everyone. A vision is not a goal.
  Zander says that"Everyone loves classical music; they just haven't found out about it ."
  Does this then mean that every child can be successful, they just haven't worked out how? 

•  The conductor of an orchestra doesn't make a sound.
  "He depends for his power on his ability to make other people powerful."
  What does this mean then for teachers? What does this mean for school leaders?
  How are we "awakening possibility" in others? How are we making the eyes of others shine?

• Remember Rule #6
  Watch the video to discover this one for yourself   :P