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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 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: β€œTeaching is leadership.” The teacher is committed to […]

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HAVE A GOOD DAY

β€œWe don’t have to be superstars or win championships.Β  All we have to do is learn to rise to every occasion, give our best effort, and make those around us better as we do it.” – John Wooden This is a statement of impact. Rise to every occasion – means engage.Β  Don’t be passive.Β  Pay […]

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THE JANITOR WHO HELPED PUT A MAN ON THE MOON

I love this story. John F. Kennedy was the president who set the goal for America to be the first to place a man on the moon. You know the rest of the story. Inspired by the vision and fully resourced by our country, the USA won the race to the moon. The technological developments […]

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FALL REACHING

I love country music songs. The lyrics often give you wisdom to go by. Years ago, I was traveling the highway and heard country music artist Chris Ward describing a new release called “Fall Reaching.” It was a nice little song that never really gained traction. It had a neat little refrain: If you’re gonna […]

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