Don't Quit Your Daydream (Day 27 #SOL15)

This week we had a "wearing words" day to celebrate March is Reading Month.  My shirt said, Don't Quit Your Daydream.

Today I was thinking about daydreams.  In a classroom setting, daydreams have a negative connotation.  When kids are daydreaming, we see them as unfocused, not engaged, not listening, etc.  I almost didn't wear the shirt because of that thinking.  I decided that having daydreams, really should not be viewed in a negative way.  Daydreams are a good thing.  Daydreams motivate us to reach goals, make plans, and look towards the future.  I am a huge believer in dreams in general.  Hear are a few of my dreams (or daydreams).

I dream ...
that one day my daughter will become an acclaimed writer and a published author and illustrator because that is her dream.  Now, it is my dream for her.

I dream...
that one day my husband and I will retire to somewhere warm and live in in a beautiful house with a big wrap-around porch and a porch-swing where I can sip iced tea and read, read, read until my hearts content and has beautiful views that will inspire me to write.

I dream...
that one day I will be able to travel on a whim, to wherever I want and when ever I want to.

I dream...
that my first graders will, each in their own way, leave first grade with a love for learning!

I decided to ask my first graders about their dreams.  Dreams are hard to articulate when you are only six or seven years old.  Hear are a few of their dreams:

I dream...
I will be a teacher or an astronaut. S.S.

I dream...
I will go to Florida and North Carolina again.  M.B.

I dream...
I will be a pediatrician one day. K.M.

I dream...
I will go to Cedar Point and Splash Village again. E.V.

I dream...
I will be an eye doctor or an architect one day.  L.E.

I dream...
I will be a singer. A.F.

I dream...
I will be a scientist. A.W.

I dream...
I will go to Washington D.C. and I will ask the president where the pet shop is.

I dream...
I will get another cat.  T.C.

I dream...
I will write a book. H.Y.

I dream...
I will go to Florida again. J.P.

I dream...
I will be a game expert. N.C.

I dream...
I will have 3 guinea pigs.  I already have 2.

Daydreams are important.  What are your daydreams.