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Mistakes

Mistakes. They are a part of life. Hall of Fame basketball coach had this to say about mistakes: What to do with a mistake; Recognize It Admit It Learn From It Forget It Recognition. It takes a certain humility to recognize a mistake. We all know people who are β€œnever wrong.”  We also know people […]

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Let’s “happen to the world” by being the most respectful.

There’s a viral video out. An Air Force officer is speaking to an academy where some students have been subjected to racist comments and harassment. As he concludes his comments, he tells the 400 assembled to get their phones out and record his final thoughts on video. Here’s what he says: “If you can’t treat […]

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Learn more. Serve more

Struck today by this quote that showed up in my email today: For me, I’m driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you. Neil deGrasse Tyson Two things: Learn more. Serve more. I’m flabbergasted […]

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Great Teachers

This is a blatant cut and paste job on my part of a post by educator Danny Steele. I’ve adopted a couple of thoughts gleaned from reading about Teach for America, an innovative teacher training program that recruits non-traditional candidates to teach underserved students in impoverished areas. The thoughts are: “Teaching is leadership.” This idea […]

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