Education Thoughts from Confucius
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08, 2017
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08, 2017
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08, 2017
Back to School Thoughts
Every year when the back-to-school chatter begins I think about teachers. Not just public school teachers but also all those moms who undertake to homeschool.
When I was teaching in public school the words back-to-school brought mixed feelings. I loved teaching. The excitement that came in August as I prepared for another school year was hard to beat.
It’s that time of year again.
I still feel the excitement and fight the urge to buy new school supplies. Does August bring on thoughts of school and school teachers for you?
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07, 2017
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07, 2017
Patriotic Words – Thomas Paine
The American Crisis is collection of articles written by Thomas Paine during the American Revolutionary War. His essays provided ongoing support for an independent and self-governing America through the many severe crises of the Revolutionary War.
General Washington found Paine’s first essay The Crisis, written on December 23, 1776, so inspiring, he ordered that it be read to the troops at Valley Forge.
This quote is the opening line.
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06, 2017
Wise Words from Steven Jobs
Steven Jobs’ success did not come without a few bricks to his head. The largest brick was probably when he was dumped by the company he co-founded in 1985. Apple hired him back in 1997, but he did not let those twelve years discourage him. He purchased Graphics Group and turned it into Pixar. He persevered.
When those bricks come into your world, persevere and keep the faith.
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06, 2017
Wise Words from Steven Jobs
I’d add that when you’re doing what you love, it won’t seem like work.
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06, 2017
Wise Words from Steven Jobs
Every writer I’ve ever met would so agree with Jobs on this. Writing a blurb or an elevator pitch is ten times harder than writing a 40,000-word manuscript.
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06, 2017
Wise Words from Steven Jobs
In the creative process deciding which path to take is as important as choosing the one not to take. Jobs recognized that innovation meant sometimes saying no and he said no when necessary.
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05, 2017
