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Morning Poem: David Kirby’s “Get up, Please”

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I came across this poem yesterday and love its meditation on gratitude, on how we show respect and to whom. As Americans, we may taut the value of experience and the need to respect those who have lived long enough to level up in this crazy world, but ours is not a culture of respect. … [Read more…]

“Be Honest, Be Kind, Be Honorable, Work Hard, and Always Be Awesome.”

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Just checking in for a minute to share my new class motto, courtesy of the awesomest of them all, Mr. Wil Wheaton: “Be Honest, Be Kind, Be Honorable, Work Hard, and Always Be Awesome.” See his post here. This is totally going on my syllabus, in the section on expected behavior. I really want to … [Read more…]