We need to challenge each other to make things work. Not walk away when the going gets tough. But we also have to accept that there are times when we will not be able to agree. And there are times when we will have to do things that the other organization will not be happy about. It s my hope that when those things happen we don t let them color everything else that is positive and successful about our relationship.
Education is like a dragon boat.
When we work together we do marvellous things, Directions is an example of that. Sometimes we have different opinions about who should steer it, sometimes we aren t all listening to the same drummer and sometimes a few of us decide to strike out on our own and find we don t get very far. The best things that have happened in education in this province have happened when we made the commitment and expended the energy to work together. It is worth the effort to make that boat move efficiently and effectively because, after all, the big winners are the children of this province. Once again, thank you for inviting me here this afternoon, and listening so attentively to what I have had to say.