Purkey writes, "At its heart, Invitational Education is an imaginative act of hope that explains how human potential can be realized. It identifies and changes the forces that defeat and destroy people. Invitational Education is designed to create and enhance human environments that cordially summon people to realize their potential in all areas of worthwhile human endeavor." Purkey, William Watson and Novak, John Michael. Fundamentals of Invitational Education. New York: The International Alliance for Invitational Education, 2015. "Invitational Education asserts that organizations are never neutral. Everything and everybody either adds to or subtracts from an existing culture. Invitational Education offers concrete, practice, safe, successful and democratic solutions for problems that routinely harm organizations and the people within them." One of the concepts that author Purkey explained is that as educators we need to create a Personal Fort Knox, so that teachers can remember the positive aspects of teaching. This might include all of your positive letters from past students, colleagues, etc. Teaching can be a demanding career and it is crucial that educators remember the positive impact they can have on others and remember why they have decided to dedicate their live to teaching.
Purkey writes, "At its heart, Invitational Education is an imaginative act of hope that explains how human potential can be realized. It identifies and changes the forces that defeat and destroy people. Invitational Education is designed to create and enhance human environments that cordially summon people to realize their potential in all areas of worthwhile human endeavor." Purkey, William Watson and Novak, John Michael. Fundamentals of Invitational Education. New York: The International Alliance for Invitational Education, 2015. "Invitational Education asserts that organizations are never neutral. Everything and everybody either adds to or subtracts from an existing culture. Invitational Education offers concrete, practice, safe, successful and democratic solutions for problems that routinely harm organizations and the people within them." One of the concepts that author Purkey explained is that educators need to create a Personal Fort Knox, so that we can remember the positive aspects of teaching. This might include all of your positive letters from past students, colleagues, etc. Teaching can be a demanding career and it is crucial that educators remember the positive impact they can have on others and why they have decided to dedicate their live to teaching.
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