Do you ask?

Last month my husband's school hosted their annual Dinner and Auction. It was a fantastic evening and it reminded me how helpful and generous people can be given the proper information.  To make a long story short; towards the end of the evening the auctioneers informed the crowd that we were a few thousand dollars away from a landmark dollar amount and one that far exceeded what the Auction usually makes.  Through many generous people the Auction was a huge success.

This evening made me wonder about how often we as teachers wish parents, other teachers, community and/or our principal would help us, but we never directly ask for their help.  People in general are very helpful and generous beings and often times they just don't know what to do or how they can help.  

So do we ask for help or do we sit and wonder why no one is willing to help us?  Educating our future generation is a challenging endevor and we will be more successful when many people assist in the process. Ask for assistance. Ask for resources. Ask for experts to help teach our children. Ask for help in giving our students the best experiences possible. 

The worst that can happen is for the people we ask for help to say no.