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It moves us, but because it resides in the place of our brain with no ability for language, it is difficult to explain. Purpose inspires us from a place of emotion. It is a feeling transferred from one human to another from a place so deep, it reaches the limbic system, our emotional brain. These words have little meaning without the feeling unearthed by the purpose or belief that drives them. “Just like hopes springing high, Still I’ll rise.” – Maya Angelou

“I have a dream… I have a dream that one day…” – Martin Luther King When delivered clearly, purpose can move more than curriculum, it can shift lives. Purpose, when delivered with laser accuracy from one human to another, cultivates drive, grit, and inspiration. I often struggle to articulate what, for me, is more emotional than academic, what is often easier for me to deliver in a classroom, than to explain to peers in words. How often do we ask ourselves about what leads our thinking on the teaching of writing? Is our purpose curriculum, or something much more significant? Why do we teach the way we do? And… How do we articulate why this, not that? One of the many things I learned from Starting with Why by Simon Sinek is the importance of leading with clear purpose. Starting our practice each day with purpose, matters. It was not enough to share that priceless piece of information once, at the start of the school year. He didn’t understand why we were writing every day. Just a few seconds later it came spilling out of him, “This isn’t for a grade, so why do I have to do this?” “I notice you found a nice spot to write… You have a pencil and your notebook…” I stopped talking. He wasn’t writing, and it was not the first time… or the second. I walked up, sat down beside him, and quietly asked, “How’s it going?”Īfter a short pause, he looked up at me, and with a great big uncomfortable grin, responded, “Fine.”

His not-so-quiet giggles and whispers gave him away. Long ago, I remember walking through my classroom, getting ready to confer with my writers. What you do simply serves as proof of what you believe.” -Simon Sinek “It’s not what you do that matters, it’s why you do it.