Thinking Outside the Box - Change!!!!!

       "THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX" 

One of my very first gifts from a parent of a special needs student was a square with a metal box and a swing with a pendulum and a person on the end.  It sits on top of the wire box, outside of the box, of course.  There is a metal saying on it, "Think outside of the box.".  This was over 20 years ago.  I cherish this gift as it sits on my desk today as a SYMBOL of my thinking.  Another example, is a parent of a student with autism came to me with a small donation.  He said he wants to plant a seed and hopes I could put it to good use.  I created a summer autism camp for student with autism in our district.  During the following year, he came to me again and said, "You thought outside of the box" and developed a summer camp within the restrictions of public education.  He doubled the donation this year.  So with this unrestricted money, we are expanding and providing a new professional development program for teachers and support staff, after the school day using our students in the training.  I am a firm believer of "outside the box" thinking.  It is daring, difficult and do-able.  I thought I'd think outside of the C's and go to the D's. Thinking outside of the box brings change... To me if we do not think this way, CHANGE does not occur. 

See the link of outside the box.  To me, it is a perception of his OWN box that he needed to get out of....is it your box you need to get out of, or is it a creation of the organization's box?  Regardless, get daring and do it!    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxdJYJj1eBU&feature=related