Chapter 6: World of Creative Imagination, or the Soul-drainer of Dread?

So, in a chapter of one of my "textbooks" for school, the author emphasizes the capturing of a classroom vision. He mentions several possible ways of capturing said vision, including (but not limited to) a flute solo, macaroni art, or interpretive dance. He then gives an entertaining scenario about the difficulties of making your vision mesh with the school's. This scenario involves a teacher in a unitard and a flute, declaring to the principal that his (the teacher's) classroom is a magical wonderland, and attempting to perform a dance move and pulling a muscle in the process.

Now, after your imagination has just processed the above scenario, I need to emphatically declare in three monosyllabic words: I don't dance. Having said that, I think we can safely rule out interpretive dance as a means of capturing my vision.

However, I see no reason why writing it down in this manner is not considered capturing the vision. Actually, one of the first recommended steps is to write down your vision. I took it one step further and organized it into the following breakdown:
Vision
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Goals   Objectives
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Steps

Now there is something I must clarify. It is a quote from a forgotten source: "A goal not written is just a dream". Granted, Cinderella (the Disney version) does teach us that "a dream is a wish your heart makes," but how do you turn that wish into reality? You write it down, and start working towards it.

But is writing it down enough? No, it isn't. What good does it do you to write something and never look at it or read it again? So that is the next logical step after writing it down: remind yourself often of your vision by reading it and posting it where it can be seen. It may be helpful to enlist the aid of others in fulfilling your vision. This can be helpful because when you stray from your vision, others can slap you back onto the path your vision dictates.

So, basically, this chapter was all about how to make your vision appealing to your students, parents, and other teachers/administrators. Your vision can be one (if done right) that inspires learning, imagination and creation, in which the students will enjoy the atmosphere and want to return. On the other hand, you can also envision a classroom akin to The Trunchbull from Matilda that inspires fear and loathing. That may be an extreme example, but it serves its purpose.