I absolutely loved the concept about giving each student an A. The story that had a great impact on me was that of the Taiwan student. In his experience, he stated,
“In Taiwan, I was Number 68 out of 70 student. I came to Boston and Mr. Zander says I am an A. Very confusing. I walk about, three weeks, very confused. I am Number 68, but Mr. Zander says I am an A student…I am Number 68, but Mr. Zander says I am an A. One day I discover much happier A than Number 68. So I decided I am an A” (Zander & Zander, p.32, 2000).
It is a sad reality that we allow the world to place a label on us that defines us and who we are. I love that this young man was able to develop his own sense of self and realize that he was capable of more than what the world had told him. It is so easy to get caught up in what we are in comparison to our peers when we should be more focused on stretching and reaching for our best self. Just as Zander (2000) states,
Sarah,
When, I first watched your video from month one that you made in MLR, I thought to myself, what a wonderful person. I gave you an A right there because I figured you had good heart. After being in a group with you in month three, I found out that you have two hearts because you have lots of love to give.
I must agree with you that it is sad to see some people live their lives based on what other people label them. For example, when you told me about your classmates in high school, I think they might have been labeled wrong and that is why they did not try as hard a you did in school. You told me that you did all your work and that's how you got your good grades. Maybe your classmates just stopped trying because they were not label A.
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