During Alberta’s teachers’ strike, the finance minister said the educators union “shot for the moon.”
This piece reclaims that phrase — not as greed, but as hope.
Teachers weren’t asking for the impossible — just for smaller classes, proper support, and respect for the work we do every day.
Standing here, looking down, I wanted to paint what it feels like to stay grounded and still dream big — even when they try to make you feel small.
During Alberta’s teachers’ strike, the finance minister said the educators union “shot for the moon.”
This piece reclaims that phrase — not as greed, but as hope.
Teachers weren’t asking for the impossible — just for smaller classes, proper support, and respect for the work we do every day.
Standing here, looking down, I wanted to paint what it feels like to stay grounded and still dream big — even when they try to make you feel small.
