Years ago, I worked a ropes course program with Christine Earp when she did something that blew my fragile twenty-something mind. "Mark, this is my twelve-year-old son, Brendon. He's going to facilitate the group with us today." "Shouldn't he be in school? It's a weekday." I replied. "This is his school today. He gets to practice everything he's learning and experience what his mother does for a living firsthand." We treated Brendon like one of the team, and he helped where he could. He made his mother proud. *** Today, I brought my twelve-year-old daughter to a WorkPlay event. Peggy was our unofficial "intern" and co-facilitator as we led a team-building day for West End Elementary School. She did AWESOME! The teachers loved her energy and enthusiasm. My two takeaways: 1. Kids are far more capable than we give them credit for sometimes. 2. You never know which of your decisions will stick with someone and bear fruit twenty years later. Make good choices. Thanks, Christine, for leading by example and bringing your child to work all those years ago. #workplay, #teamwork, #teambuilding, #funatwork, #professionaldevelopment, #parenthood, #takeyourkidtoworkday, #romega, #westendelementary, #rcs , #choosewisely, #leadership, #homeschool, #exerientiallearning
Peggy could run the world!
Awesome job!
Nice! 😊
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3moLove this Mark Suroviec, M.Ed.! Both the lesson learned and the one you are sharing with you daughter and others 🙌