Everyone else- this post is going to be about the NFL, MLB and education- in that order. So, stay with me- or not. I post for myself. It's an easy way to go back and see what I was thinking at the time.
Here starts the story....
A few days ago I was talking with a friend about the upcoming NFL season. I pointed out that I was going to bet my life savings on a Raiders v. Niners Super Bowl XLIX in 2015. That friend pointed out that I may be better off betting my life savings on the Raiders v. Niners regular season game on December 7 at the Oakland Coliseum. I said I'd consider the bet in terms of taking the over. I'll be wearing my Warren Sapp away jersey at that game anyways. #soexcited
Still, the possibility exists for a Raiders/Niners Super Bowl XLIX.
I was out with friends on Friday night and the Raiders/Niners game and Super Bowl possibility came up again. They all looked at me and said, "Why do you even like the Raiders?" I told them, "First of all, you should know, but I went over with Jerry Rice, when he took them to the Super Bowl." All three of my friends said, "Jerry Rice never took the Raiders to the Super Bowl!" To which I Googled, "Oh, yes...he did."
My friends thought a Jerry Rice/Raiders/Gruden/Falcons Super Bowl was impossible, yet it happened.
On July 13 2014, I took my daugther to the SF Giants v. AZ Diamondbacks game. She was wearing her beloved Buster Posey jersey. I had been telling the staff at summer school that while I was looking forward to the game #clublevel, I was not expecting a win. Not only did the Giants win, it was a historical game. It was the first time in MLB history that a pitcher (Madison Bumgarner) and a catcher (Buster Posey) from the same team hit grand slams. It was absolutely incredible! I should have bet my life savings on it.
The possibility existed for a pitcher/catcher grand slam same game-- and it happened-- and I was there!
Most would say that these three possibilities are highly unlikely, but two of the three happened!
And this is where I tie it all in to education:
That's how I view education-- as an opportunity and place where the possibilities are endless. It's where exciting things happen, where the unimaginable becomes imaginable and where students realize their potential and their ability to fulfill that.
NFL opening game is Thursday, September 4 with the Seahawks and Packers.
