Choose Wisely
by skocko on Mar.23, 2009, under Educators, Students, Visitors
How many times have I gone on my do the right thing rant this year? As I pose that question to you, I can hear Dumbledore’s challenge to Harry in my mind: We must choose between doing what is right, and doing what is easy. Today, more than ever, those words ring true with a capital T. Humanity’s at a cusp and much depends on each of us choosing to do what is right.
I can almost hear your eyeballs rolling, but it’s true. Little things matter. Call it the butterfly effect or say it’s for want of a nail but in the end, it’ll be the cumulative effect of a million, million little things that saves the day, or doesn’t. It all depends on you and your choices. What you do or don’t do actually makes a difference.
Over the weekend I wound up smack in the middle of an ethical dilemma. To make a long story short, I found out that a few Valhalla students were engaged in intellectual property theft. Since these kids had never been enrolled in any of my classes it would have been much easier to turn a blind eye and simply relax on my one day off (we had 5 Hours of Fun™ on Saturday). Instead, I entered the fray and issued a few challenges. These young entrepreneurs now understand and honor the concept of intellectual property and stand a much better chance of achieving success the right way.
After all that, today’s assignment, believe it or not, is to learn how to steal. Just like there’s a right and wrong way to skate (Brian H) in public, there’s a right way to “steal” what you already own.
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