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COMPOSURE 101
I showed my 8th graders a 9 minute clip of the man known as the ICEMAN. Wim Hof, of Finland, set a world record after running a half marathon, barefoot in -40-degree farenheit temperatures. The feat nearly cost ma man Hof his toes but he travailed and finished. He said his gold medal was the …
THE NBA AND BAND-AIDS
I’m so not a band-aid kind of guy. If you hate terrorists and bring up the subject, I’ll ask, “What made them that way?” If you abhor the imperialist history of any given nation, I’ll inquire about the path that led to avarice and conquest. Ask for the head of one Metta World Peace of …
DON’T TALK TO STRANGERS
My students recently read a piece from the Power of Nonviolence, a personal narrative about a man named John Lewis who participated in sit-ins during the 1960s. A lot of kids questioned the notion of nonviolent protest, said they seemed to lead to violence because the Gandhis, Throreaus and Kings of the world ended up …
CONFRONTATION
People subscribe to mantras and quote pithy sayings by which to live. I’m no different. Joshua 1:9 Amplified Bible (AMP) 9Have not I commanded you? Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous. Be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Where I grew up, confrontation was a …