FISH! Philosophy

The Fish philosophy is a wonderful idea.  The video was fun and energetic and the men who worked at the fish market, though maybe not the most educated, made something not too terribly fun, fun for everyone.  The four steps to the philosophy are:
1. Be There
2. Play
3. Make their Day
4. Choose your attitude
In no specific order, well maybe except choosing your attitude before your day actually starts, these steps can make most tasks pretty fun and engaging. 

Be There
To be there is basically all it is, letting the other people around you know and see that you are there for them and not leaving.

Play
This is the idea that you can make any task fun, and if you do that people around will become more engaged even if they aren't too sure they are becoming more engaged.
Make Their Day
Even a simple compliment or the idea of "filling their bucket" is a great way to make someone's day and to help them feel better about their day.  To start off the day with a "make your day" moment makes that day seem so much better.
Choose Your Attitude
This is so true, if you show up with a bad attitude, it shows and its not pleasant.  If you show up with a good attitude and a smile on your face, everyone around you is going to pick that up.  Attitude is contagious, try not smiling or laughing when you hear Joyce laugh!

This philosophy is fun, and it will be fun to try it out in the classroom setting when student teaching. I have tried using it everyday so far, and it seems to make a difference.  I work for the YMCA Before and After school program, if I show up just draggin' my butt, they sense that and aren't as fun, but if I show up in a good mood and ready to play they feed off that and everything goes pretty smoothly!